Definition of haemolysis in English:
haemolysis
(US hemolysis)
noun hiːˈmɒlɪsɪshiˈmɑləsəs
mass nounThe rupture or destruction of red blood cells.
Example sentencesExamples
- The venom consists of proteins, polypeptides, and enzymes that cause necrosis and hemolysis.
- Intravascular hemolysis is the destruction of red blood cells in the circulation with the release of cell contents into the plasma.
- Exposure to oxidative stress can cause acute hemolysis in these persons.
- The authors begin by noting that bacteriologists had proposed various classifications of the streptococcus genus and that strains that produced haemolysis of red blood cells were thought to constitute a single unit or group.
- Not all patients who develop the antibody will undergo red blood cell hemolysis.