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What (who) is cytolytic - definition

THE RUPTURE OF CELL MEMBRANES AND THE LOSS OF CYTOPLASM.
Osmotic lysis; Deplasmolysis; Cytolytic
  • Micrographs of osmotic pressure on red blood cells
  • A human white blood cell (upper right) in water swells until it bursts (at ~14 seconds)

cytolysis         
[s??'t?l?s?s]
¦ noun Biology the dissolution or disruption of cells, especially by an external agent.
Derivatives
cytolytic adjective
Granule (cell biology)         
  • [[Beta cell]] with insulin granules, which are the dark black spots surrounded by a white area called a halo.
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PART OF A PLANT
Balbiani body; Cytolytic granule
In cell biology, a granule is a small particle. It can be any structure barely visible by light microscopy.

Wikipedia

Cytolysis

Cytolysis, or osmotic lysis, occurs when a cell bursts due to an osmotic imbalance that has caused excess water to diffuse into the cell. Water can enter the cell by diffusion through the cell membrane or through selective membrane channels called aquaporins, which greatly facilitate the flow of water. It occurs in a hypotonic environment, where water moves into the cell by osmosis and causes its volume to increase to the point where the volume exceeds the membrane's capacity and the cell bursts. The presence of a cell wall prevents the membrane from bursting, so cytolysis only occurs in animal and protozoa cells which do not have cell walls. The reverse process is plasmolysis.