hemolysin

[hi-mol-i-sin, hee-muh-lahy-, hem-uh-]

noun Immunology.

a substance, as an antibody, that in cooperation with complement causes dissolution of red blood cells.

Origin of hemolysin

First recorded in 1895–1900; hemo- + lysin

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hemolysin in Medicine

hemolysin

[hĭ-mŏl′ĭ-sĭn, hē′mə-lī′-]

n.

An agent or a substance, such as an antibody or a bacterial toxin, that causes the destruction of red blood cells, thereby liberating hemoglobin.erythrocytolysin erythrolysin

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