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Definition of Hemolysis

1. Noun. Lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin.

Definition of Hemolysis

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

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Definition of Hemolysis

1. [n -LYSES]

Medical Definition of Hemolysis

1. Disruption of the integrity of the red cell membrane causing release of haemoglobin. Haemolysis may be caused by bacterial haemolysins, by antibodies that cause complement dependent lysis, by placing red cells in a hypotonic solution or by defects in the red cell membrane. Origin: Gr. Lysis = dissolution This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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