Haematolysis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Haematolysis \H[ae]m`a*tol"y*sis\
     (h[e^]m`[.a]*t[o^]l"[i^]*s[i^]s or h[e^]`m[.a]-), n. [NL.;
     h[ae]mato- + Gr. ly`sis a loosing, dissolving, fr. ly`ein to
     loose, dissolve.] (Physiol.)
     Dissolution of the red blood corpuscles with diminished
     coagulability of the blood; h[ae]molysis. --


     {H[ae]m`a*to*lyt"ic}, a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  haematolysis
       n : lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin [syn: {hemolysis},
            {haemolysis}, {hematolysis}]
       [also: {haematolyses} (pl)]