autolysis vs lysis

autolysis and lysis both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
autolysis	Yes	No	No	No
lysis	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lysis is a hypernym of autolysis; that is, lysis is a word with a broader meaning than autolysis:

autolysis: lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process
lysis: (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria

autolysis (noun)	lysis (noun)
lysis of plant or animal tissue by an internal process	(biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria
	recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside