haemolysis

/ hɪˈmɒlɪsɪs /

noun

1. the disintegration of red blood cells, with the release of haemoglobin, occurring in the living organism or in a blood sample

Example Sentences

Many pathologists assume that haemolysis or cytolysis is due to a liquefaction of certain fatty or fat-like compounds, the so-called lipoids, in the cell.

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The analogy between haemolysis and fertilisation throws, possibly, some light on a curious observation.

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It thus happens that the phenomena of artificial parthenogenesis are linked together with the phenomena of haemolysis which at present play so important a role in the study of immunity.

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