hemolysis

[ hi-mol-uh-sis ]

/ hɪˈmɒl ə sɪs /

noun

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

Words nearby hemolysis

hemolymph, hemolysate, hemolysin, hemolysin unit, hemolysinogen, hemolysis, hemolytic, hemolytic anemia, hemolytic disease of newborn, hemolytic jaundice, hemolytic splenomegaly

Origin of hemolysis

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

Also called hematolysis.

OTHER WORDS FROM hemolysis

he·mo·lyt·ic

[hee-muh-lit-ik, hem-uh-] /ˌhi məˈlɪt ɪk, ˌhɛm ə-/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for hemolysis

Salivary gland emulsion added to a dilute suspension of corpuscles did not lead to hemolysis.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

Medicine definitions for hemolysis

hemolysis

[ hĭ-mŏl′ĭ-sĭs, hē′mə-lī′sĭs ]

n.

The destruction or dissolution of red blood cells, with release of hemoglobin.erythrocytolysis erythrolysis

Science definitions for hemolysis

hemolysis

[ hĭ-mŏl′ĭ-sĭs, hē′mə-lī′sĭs ]

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.

Other words from hemolysis

hemolytic adjective