Definition of Hemolysin

1. Noun. Any substance that can cause lysis (destruction) of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and the release of their hemoglobin.

Exact synonyms: Erythrocytolysin, Erythrolysin, Haemolysin
Generic synonyms: Organic Compound
Specialized synonyms: Streptolysin

Definition of Hemolysin

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hemolysin

1. Bacterial exotoxins that can lyse erythrocytes. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemolysin

hemoglobin
hemoglobin
hemoglobinemia
hemoglobinometer
hemoglobinopathy
hemoglobinopathy
hemoglobins
hemoglobinuria
hemoglobinurias
hemoglobinuric
hemoid
hemolymph
hemolymphs
hemolyses
hemolysin (current term)
hemolysin (current term)
hemolysins
hemolysis
hemolysis
hemolytic
hemolytic anaemia
hemolytic anemia
hemolyze
hemolyzed
hemolyzes
hemolyzing
hemonectin
hemopathy
hemoperfusion
hemopexin

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