See Also: autolysis(medicine)
Autolysis(health)
autolysis(dictionary)

autolysis (iou)



autolysis noun. E20.
[from AUTO-1 + -LYSIS.]
Biology. Destruction of cells or tissues by their own enzymes, esp. as released from lysosomes.
autolysate noun a substance produced by autolysis E20.
'autolyse verb intrans. & trans. (cause to) undergo autolysis E20.
autolysin noun an enzyme causing autolysis E20.
auto'lytic adjective E20.