hemolysis
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- haemolysis (UK)
- hæmolysis (UK)
Etymology[edit]
From hemo- + -lysis, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɒlɪsɪs
Noun[edit]
hemolysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemolyses)
- (medicine) The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.
Translations[edit]
destruction of red blood cell
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