hemolyze

[ hee-muh-lahyz, hem-uh- ]

/ ˈhi məˌlaɪz, ˈhɛm ə- /

verb (used with object), he·mo·lyzed, he·mo·lyz·ing.

to subject (red blood cells) to hemolysis.

verb (used without object), he·mo·lyzed, he·mo·lyz·ing.

to undergo hemolysis.

Nearby words

hemolytic anemia, hemolytic disease of newborn, hemolytic jaundice, hemolytic splenomegaly, hemolytic uremic syndrome, hemolyze, hemomediastinum, hemometra, hemonephrosis, hemopathology, hemopathy

Origin of hemolyze

First recorded in 1900–05; hemo- + -lyze

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Medicine definitions for hemolyze

hemolyze

[ hē′mə-līz′ ]

v.

To undergo or cause to undergo hemolysis.

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