histolysis
/hɪˈstɑləsɪs/
noun
- The breakdown or destruction of body tissues, often as a natural process or due to disease.
- Histolysis occurs naturally during the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly.
- The disease caused histolysis of the muscle tissue.
- Researchers studied histolysis to understand how the body recycles old cells.
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