Haemocytotrypsis

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

  Haemocytotrypsis \H[ae]m`o*cy`to*tryp"sis\
     (-s[imac]`t[-o]*tr[i^]p"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma
     blood + ky`tos hollow vessel + tri`bein to rub, grind.]
     (Physiol.)
     A breaking up of the blood corpuscles, as by pressure, in
     distinction from solution of the corpuscles, or


     {h[ae]mocytolysis}.
     [1913 Webster]