Medical Terminology / Unit 14 MedTerm 0930 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-lytic: Breaking Down
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The idea
The suffix lytic describes an agent that breaks down what its root identifies.
In practice
A thrombolytic agent breaks down a blood clot.
Where people slip
Lytic is the adjective form; lysis is the noun naming the process.
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