Disease or Syndrome
hemolytic anemia
Subclass of:
Anemia
Definitions related to anemia, hemolytic:
  • (hemolytic anemia) A type of anemia caused by premature destruction of red blood cells (hemolysis).
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • (hemolytic anemia) Anemia resulting from the premature destruction of the peripheral blood red cells. It may be congenital or it may be caused by infections, medications, or malignancies.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (hemolytic anemia) Due to premature destruction of erythrocytes in the spleen or peripheral vessels; commonly associated with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiencies, splenomegaly, and malarial or other infections.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A condition of inadequate circulating red blood cells (ANEMIA) or insufficient HEMOGLOBIN due to premature destruction of red blood cells (ERYTHROCYTES).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • At the end of their normal life span (about 120 days), red blood cells (RBCs) are removed from the circulation. Hemolysis is defined as premature destruction and hence a shortened RBC life span (< 120 days). Anemia results when bone marrow production can no longer compensate for the shortened RBC survival; this condition is termed...
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
  • Hemolysis is the premature destruction of erythrocytes. A hemolytic anemia will develop if bone marrow activity cannot compensate for the erythrocyte loss.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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