erythrolysis


he·mol·y·sis

(hē-mol'i-sis), Alteration, dissolution, or destruction of red blood cells in such a manner that hemoglobin is liberated into the medium in which the cells are suspended, for example, by specific complement-fixing antibodies, toxins, various chemical agents, tonicity, alteration of temperature. Synonym(s): erythrocytolysis, erythrolysis, hematolysis [hemo- + G. lysis, destruction]

he·mol·y·sis

(hē-mol'i-sis) Alteration, dissolution, or destruction of red blood cells in such a manner that hemoglobin is liberated into the medium in which the cells are suspended.
Synonym(s): erythrocytolysis, erythrolysis, hematolysis, haemolysis. [hemo- + G. lysis, destruction]