hemolysin

English

Etymology

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Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă)

Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-)

English haemo-

English hemo-

English lysin

English hemolysin

From hemo- + lysin.

Noun

hemolysin (plural hemolysins)

1. (medicine) Any substance (often an exotoxin) that damages the membranes of red blood cells and thus releases hemoglobin.

Derived terms

• autohemolysin
• cohemolysin
• enterohemolysin

Related terms

• hemolysis
• hemolytic

Translations

any substance that damages the membranes of red blood cells

• Catalan: hemolisina f
• French: hémolysine (fr) f
• Portuguese: hemolisina f, amboceptor m
• Spanish: hemolisina f

Further reading

• “hemolysin”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.