hemolysis

American  

[hi-mol-uh-sis] / hɪˈmɒl ə sɪs /

noun

1. the breaking down of red blood cells with liberation of hemoglobin.

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hemolysis Scientific  

/ hĭ-mŏl′ĭ-sĭs,hē′mə-lī′sĭs /

1. The destruction of red blood cells, caused by disruption of the cell membrane and resulting in the release of hemoglobin. Hemolysis is seen in some types of anemia, which can be either inherited or acquired, as by exposure to toxins or by the presence of antibodies that attack red blood cells.

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Other Word Forms

• hemolytic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of hemolysis

First recorded in 1885–90; hemo- + -lysis

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

hemolysis

It was reported as the first use of sutimlimab for this particular type of anti-AnWj-associated hemolysis.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

The specialist sent off a half-dozen more tubes of blood, looking for some of the rare causes of hemolysis.

From New York Times ● May 16, 2023

It is likely that the red blood cell will undergo hemolysis, where they swell up with water and burst.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

His 2010 death at age 50 was so mysterious that it took the coroner’s office almost 3½ years to determine the cause: acute severe hemolysis triggered by trichloroethylene exposure.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2015

Here is the woman’s heart sealed in this jar, I weighed it, weight nine ounces, if she had A hemolysis, cannot tell you now What caused the hemolysis.

From Domesday Book by Edgar Lee Masters

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