Term Name: symbiont-mediated cytolysis of host cell
Synonyms: cytolysis by organism of host cells, cytolysis by symbiont of host cells, pathogenesis
Definition: A process mediated by a symbiont that results in the death of a host cell by means of the rupture of cell membranes and the loss of cytoplasm. The host is defined as the larger of the organisms involved in a symbiotic interaction.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0001897]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: cytolysis in another organism symbiont-mediated killing of host cell
has subtype: symbiont-mediated hemolysis of host erythrocyte viral release from host cell by cytolysis