Hemolysis
Alternative forms
- haemolysis UK
- hæmolysis UK
Origin
Compound of - + lysis, from Ancient Greek: αἷμα (aima, "blood") in combination with λÏσις ("loosening").
Noun
hemolysis
(countable and uncountable; plural hemolysiss)- (medicine) The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.