lysosome
- n an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
lysozyme
- n an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
lyssa
- n an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain
lyssavirus
- n a neurotropic non-arbovirus of the family Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies
lythraceae
- n herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers