collagenolysis means the chemical breakdown of collagen. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From collagen + -o- + -lysis.
noun
- The chemical breakdown of collagen“In the light of these previous studies, it was unlikely that with inhibition of TGF-β1 activity collagen content will decrease, due to the aforementioned evidence and additionally, because downregulation of TGF-β1 did not promote collagenolysis or collagen breakdown directly [12 ,36 ].”
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