loosening+medicine
61pigmentolysin — An antibody causing destruction of pigment. [L. pigmentum, pigment, + G. lysis, a loosening] …
62pneumolysis — Surgical separation of the lung and costal pleura from the endothoracic fascia; formerly used in collapse therapy for tuberculosis. [G. pneumon, lung, + lysis, a loosening] * * * pneu·mol·y·sis mäl ə səs …
63pyorrhea — A purulent discharge. [pyo + G. rhoia, a flow] * * * py·or·rhea or chiefly Brit py·or·rhoea .pī ə rē ə n 1) a discharge of pus 2) an inflammatory condition of the periodontium that is an advanced form of periodontal disease associated esp. with a …
64rachilysis — Forcible correction of lateral curvature of the spine by lateral pressure against the convexity of the curve. [rachi + G. lysis, a loosening] * * * ra·chil·y·sis (ra kilґĭ sis) [rachi + lysis] mechanical treatment of a curved vertebral… …
65relaxation — 1. Loosening, lengthening, or lessening of tension in a muscle. 2. In nuclear magnetic resonance, r. is the decay in magnetization of protons after the direction of the surrounding magnetic field is changed; the different rates of r. for… …
66saccharolytic — Capable of hydrolyzing or otherwise breaking down a sugar molecule. [saccharo + G. lysis, loosening] * * * sac·cha·ro·lyt·ic .sak ə rō lit ik adj breaking down sugars in metabolism with the production of energy <saccharolytic enzymes>… …
67salpingolysis — Freeing the fallopian tube from adhesions. [salpingo + G. lysis, loosening] * * * sal·pin·gol·y·sis .sal piŋ gäl ə səs n, pl y·ses surgical correction of adhesions in a fallopian tube * * * n. a surgical operation carried out to restore patency… …
68sinus — 1. [TA] A channel for the passage of blood or lymph, without the coats of an ordinary vessel; e.g., blood passages in the gravid uterus or those in the cerebral meninges. 2. [TA] A cavity or …
69solution — 1. The incorporation of a solid, a liquid, or a gas in a liquid or noncrystalline solid resulting in a homogeneous single phase. See dispersion, suspension. 2. Generally, an aqueous s. of a nonvolatile substance. 3 …
70sphincterolysis — An operation for freeing the iris from the cornea in anterior synechia involving only the pupillary border. [sphincter, + G. lysis, loosening] * * * sphinc·ter·ol·y·sis (sfingk″tər olґĭ sis) [sphincter + lysis] the operation of… …
