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hemolysis

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

Noun

hemolysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemolyses)

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

hemolysis meaning in Tamil, Tagalog and Indonesian

hemolysis in Tamil

குருதிச் சிவப்பணு சிதைவு, இரத்தமழிதல், சிகப்பணு அழிவு, குருதிச்சாறு இளக்கம்

hemolysis in Tagalog

destruction of red blood cell
dugubilos

hemolysis in Indonesian

destruction of red blood cell
hemolisis

Forms of hemolysis

pluralhemolyses
alternative formhaemolysis
alternative formhæmolysis

Origin of hemolysis

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

Words formed from hemolysis

Words that rhyme with hemolysis

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Questions about hemolysis

What does hemolysis mean?
Hemolysis means the destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.
What is hemolysis in Tamil?
Hemolysis in Tamil is குருதிச் சிவப்பணு சிதைவு, இரத்தமழிதல், சிகப்பணு அழிவு. See Hemolysis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hemolysis?
Hemolysis is a noun.
What is the plural of hemolysis?
The plural of hemolysis is hemolyses.

Words near hemolysis in the dictionary

  1. hemolyse
  2. hemolysed
  3. hemolyses
  4. hemolysin
  5. hemolysins
  6. hemolysis
  7. hemolytic
  8. hemolytic disease
  9. hemolytic diseases
  10. hemolytic-uremic syndrome
  11. hemolytical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hemolysis (page history and authors); hemolysis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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