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HAEMOLYSIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: haemolyses   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin

Synonyms:

haematolysis; haemolysis; hematolysis; hemolysis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("haemolysis" is a kind of...):

lysis ((biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria)

Derivation:

haemolytic (relating to or involving or causing hemolysis)

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