lysinemia
- n an inborn error of metabolism in which the lack of certain enzymes leads to an inability to metabolize the amino acid lysine; characterized by muscular weakness and mental retardation
lysis
- n recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
- n (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
lysogenicity
- n the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material
lysogenisation
- n the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
lysogenization
- n the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome