hemolysis

Noun

Meaning

lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

haemolysis hematolysis haematolysis hematitic hematoid hemacite hemolytic haemolytic anaemia hemolyzing blood cell extravasation congenital hemolytic anemia drug-induced hemolytic anemia erythrocyte carryover erythrocyte carryover contamination erythrocyte contamination
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Hypernyms

lysis

Phrases with the word

sugar-water hemolysis test

Examples

Streptococcus pneumoniae and a group of oral streptococci (Streptococcus viridans or viridans streptococci) display alpha hemolysis. Source: Internet

Table: Medically relevant streptococci (not all are alpha hemolytic) Alpha-hemolytic When alpha hemolysis (α-hemolysis) is present, the agar under the colony is dark and greenish. Source: Internet

Antibodies can be highly active and can attack RBCs and bind components of the complement system to cause massive hemolysis of the transfused blood. Source: Internet

Other synonymous terms are incomplete hemolysis and partial hemolysis. Source: Internet

Some weakly beta-hemolytic species cause intense beta hemolysis when grown together with a strain of Staphylococcus. Source: Internet

This is sometimes called green hemolysis because of the color change in the agar. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hemolyse hemolyses hemolysin hemolytic hemolytic anemia hemolytic anemia in newborns