Cell Function
hemolysis Audio
he·mol·y·sis [ hi-mol-uh-sis ]
Etymology:
Greek haima = blood + lysis = solution
Definitions related to hemolysis (biological function):
  • (hemolysis) Destruction of red blood cells, with the liberation of hemoglobin into the plasma.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Hemolysis, breakdown or destruction of red blood cells so that the contained oxygen-carrying pigment hemoglobin is freed into the surrounding medium. Hemolysis occurs normally in a small percentage of red blood cells as a means of removing aged cells from the bloodstream and freeing heme for iron...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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