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hemolysis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɒlɪsɪs

1

noun

Meaning 1

The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: haemolysis, hematolysis, haematolysis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lysis

History

Etymology

From hemo- + -lysis, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: hemòlisi — destruction of red blood cell
  • Czech: hemolýza — destruction of red blood cell
  • Finnish: hemolyysi — destruction of red blood cell
  • French: hémolyse — destruction of red blood cell
  • German: Hämolyse — destruction of red blood cell
  • Greek: αιμόλυση (aimólysi) — destruction of red blood cell
  • Greek: αιμολυσία (aimolysía) — destruction of red blood cell
  • Indonesian: hemolisis — destruction of red blood cell
  • Japanese: 溶血 (yōketsu) — destruction of red blood cell
  • Russian: гемолиз (gemoliz) — destruction of red blood cell
  • Spanish: hemolisis — destruction of red blood cell
  • Spanish: eritrocateresis — destruction of red blood cell
  • Swedish: hemolys — destruction of red blood cell
  • Tagalog: dugubilos — destruction of red blood cell
  • Ukrainian: гемоліз (hemoliz) — destruction of red blood cell