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lytic

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lyt·ic  (ltk)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or causing lysis: a lytic enzyme.
2. Of or relating to a lysin.

[Greek lutikos, able to loosen; see -lytic.]


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The study that we have announced today, which is evaluating the intra-arterial administration of microplasmin, is designed to demonstrate the rapid lytic action of this unique direct-acting thrombolytic in the setting of acute ischemic stroke.
Imaging with CT, MRI, and angiography can differentiate this tumor from other possible pathologies, such as an aneurysmal formation, vascular tumor, lipomata, or a lytic lesion in the temporal bone or infratemporal fossa, such as a cholesteatoma, meningioma, metastasis, ossifying fibroma, osteosarcoma, or fibrous dysplasia.
When his symptoms did not improve, a cervical spine radiograph showed a lytic lesion of the fifth cervical vertebra.
 
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