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Exercise Nine
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Let us introduce you to the suffix -lysis which means "dissolution," or "breaking down." Thus, hemolysis: (hemo = blood) + (-lysis = breaking down) means breaking down of red blood cells. Which of the following terms refers to the destruction of something?

  A myolysis
  B cytolysis
  C hepatolysis
  D all of the above
  E none of the above
   

 

Answer:

D: all of the above. All terms contain the suffix - lysis which means dissolution of, breaking down of. My(o) means muscle, syt(o) means cells, and hepat(o) means liver.

 
 

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