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HEMOLYTIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Relating to or involving or causing hemolysis

Example:

hemolytic anemia

Synonyms:

haemolytic; hemolytic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

hemolysis (lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin)

Derivation:

hemolysis (lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin)

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 Context examples: 

This species is indole and urease negative, nonfermenting, beta-hemolytic, and does not reduce nitrate.

(Parvimonas micra, NCI Thesaurus)

It is usually caused by Haemophilus influenza, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and beta-hemolytic streptococci.

(Orbital Cellulitis, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is catalase and oxidase positive, non-hemolytic, pigmented, susceptible to colistin, produces polysaccharides from sucrose, and does not produce acid from glucose, maltose, fructose, sucrose, mannose or lactose.

(Neisseria flavescens, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is catalase and oxidase positive, non-hemolytic, produces a yellowish pigment, reduces both nitrate and nitrite, synthesizes polysaccharides, and produces acid from glucose, maltose, fructose, and sucrose, but not mannose or lactose.

(Neisseria mucosa, NCI Thesaurus)

Autoimmune hemolytic anemia can occur in patients who have chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

(Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, NCI Dictionary)

A non taxonomic grouping of beta hemolytic species within the Streptococcus genus that are assigned to the F group.

(Beta Streptococcus Group F, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria is motile, oxidase and catalase positive, beta hemolytic and produces gas from glucose.

(Aeromonas punctata, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria is oxidase positive, hemolytic, does not hydrolyze esculin, produces arginine dihydrolase and is negative for indole production.

(Aeromonas schubertii, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria is catalase negative, alpha hemolytic, produces acid from maltose, lactose, sucrose and trehalose, and produces beta glucuronidase.

(Aerococcus viridans, NCI Thesaurus)

This bacteria is nonmotile, catalase negative, alpha hemolytic, urease negative and produces acid from D mannitol, D sorbitol and sucrose.

(Aerococcus urinae, NCI Thesaurus)