Meaning
suffix-lysis
breakdown, destruction
GreekGeneral
Terms built from -lysis
3 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with -lysis marked.
-lysis decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The root urin/o means “urine”.
- The suffix -lysis means “analysis”.
- Together: Laboratory analysis of urine.
- The prefix dia- means “through”.
- The suffix -lysis means “separation”.
- Together: Artificial filtering of blood when kidneys fail.
- The root thromb/o means “clot”.
- The suffix -lysis means “breakdown”.
- Together: Treatment that uses thrombolytic drugs to dissolve blood clots.
Parts that combine with -lysis
Word parts that appear alongside -lysis in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use -lysis but do not yet have their own page in the library.
hemolysis
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