n, pl  ly*ses   1  :  the gradual decline of a disease process (as fever) - compare CRISIS1    2  :  a process of disintegration or dissolution (as of cells) .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  lo·a·i·a·sis  loiasis 
 
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