cytolysis; cell breakdown
Technical term in biology/medicine for the destruction of a cell through rupture of its outer membrane.
Immune cells cause cytolysis of the target cells.
Cytolysis occurs through the destruction of the cell membrane.
Programmed cell death; a controlled, natural process, unlike the pathological membrane rupture in cytolysis.
Necrosis; tissue death due to injury or disease, often involving cell swelling and membrane breakdown, but broader than cytolysis.
Compound of 細胞 (cell) and 崩壊 (collapse, breakdown). The term is a direct translation of the Western medical concept of cytolysis.