Crisis vs. Lysis
Crisisnoun
A crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point.
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An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
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A sudden change in the course of a disease, usually at which point the patient is expected to either recover or die.
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(psychology) A traumatic or stressful change in a person's life.
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(drama) A point in a drama at which a conflict reaches a peak before being resolved.
Crisisnoun
The point of time when it is to be decided whether any affair or course of action must go on, or be modified or terminate; the decisive moment; the turning point.
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That change in a disease which indicates whether the result is to be recovery or death; sometimes, also, a striking change of symptoms attended by an outward manifestation, as by an eruption or sweat.
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an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty;
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a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something;
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a time of intense difficulty or danger
Crisisnoun
a time when a difficult or important decision must be made
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the turning point of a disease when an important change takes place, indicating either recovery or death.
Crisis
A crisis (plural: adjectival form: ) is any event or period that will lead, or may lead, to an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or all of society. Crises are negative changes in the human or environmental affairs, especially when they occur abruptly, with little or no warning.
Lysisnoun
A gradual recovery from disease (opposed to crisis).
Lysisnoun
(biochemistry) The disintegration or destruction of cells
Lysisnoun
(biochemistry) The breakdown of molecules into constituent molecules
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(architecture) A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.
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The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change.
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recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
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(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
Lysisnoun
the disintegration of a cell by rupture of the cell wall or membrane.
Lysis
Lysis ( LY-sis; Greek λύσις lýsis, from λύειν lýein, ) is the breaking down of the membrane of a cell, often by viral, enzymic, or osmotic (that is, LIT-ək) mechanisms that compromise its integrity. A fluid containing the contents of lysed cells is called a lysate.
