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HAEMOLYSIS
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Irregular inflected form: haemolyses
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
Synonyms:
haematolysis; haemolysis; hematolysis; hemolysis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("haemolysis" is a kind of...):
lysis ((biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria)
Derivation:
haemolytic (relating to or involving or causing hemolysis)