plasmotropism

plas·mot·ro·pism

(plaz-mot'rō-pizm), A condition in which the bone marrow, spleen, and liver are sites for the destruction of the erythrocytes, as opposed to destruction in the circulating blood. [plasmo- + G. tropē, a turning]

plasmotropism

An older term for a phenomenon in which the reticuloendothelial system haemolyses erythrocytes in tissue, but not in the general circulation.

plas·mot·ro·pism

(plaz-mo'trō-pizm) A condition in which the bone marrow, spleen, and liver are sites for the destruction of the erythrocytes, as opposed to the circulating blood. [plasmo- + G. tropē, a turning]