Autolysis - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Autolysis :  (noun)

1: lysis (self-digestion) of tissues when they are detached from the organism

Based on WordNet 2.0

Autolysis :  Autolysis: The enzymatic digestion of cells by enzymes present within them. The cells most susceptible to autolysis tend to be dying or dead cells. Pronounced aw-tolŽi-sis.



Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Autolysis

autolysis: Sigh. Just leaving ER. My love has to get her gallbladder out. My stomach did not agree with dinner & I've been throwing up for 6 hrs.
autolysis: The world left to us by those whose time ran out needs to be made better for those who inherit it once our own time is at an end #atheism
autolysis: I will never live life as if a temporary challenge whilst some unknowable consequence awaits. I live for the consequences that occur now.
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