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Definition of: histolysis
(his·tol′ə·sis) noun
1. Biol. The degeneration and dissolution of the organic tissue.
2. Entomol. The process by which the larval organs of many insects dissolve into a creamy consistency during the pupa stage, save for certain cell groups which develop into the organs of the future imago. [<HISTO- + -LYSIS]
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