hemolysis

English

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Etymology

From hemo- +‎ -lysis, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɒlɪsɪs

Noun

hemolysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemolyses)

  1. (medicine) The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.

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