Lysis
Pronunciation : Ly"sis
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition : Defn: The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming on gradually and not marked by abrupt change.
Note: It is usually contrasted with crisis, in which the improvement is sudden and marked; as, pneumonia ends by crisis, typhoid fever by lysis.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913