HEMOLYSIS (hemolyses)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: hemolyses   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does hemolysis mean? 

• HEMOLYSIS (noun)
  The noun HEMOLYSIS has 1 sense:

1. lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin

  Familiarity information: HEMOLYSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEMOLYSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

haematolysis; haemolysis; hematolysis; hemolysis

Hypernyms ("hemolysis" is a kind of...):

lysis ((biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria)

Derivation:

hemolytic (relating to or involving or causing hemolysis)

 Context examples 

This species is motile, grows best in SP-4 medium supplemented with glucose and is positive for beta-hemolysis.

(Mycoplasma pneumoniae, NCI Thesaurus)

Causes include liver disease, biliary tract obstruction, and hemolysis.

(Jaundice, NCI Thesaurus)

Certain allelic variants of the G6PD gene cause G6PD protein deficiency which, in turn, is associated with acute hemolysis, chronic granuloma, neonatal jaundice, and severe non-spherocytic hemolytic anemia.

(G6PD wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of bite cells (erythrocytes with the appearance of a bite having been removed, due to oxidative hemolysis) to all erythrocytes in a biological specimen.

(Bite Cell to Erythrocyte Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A measurement of the bite cells (erythrocytes with the appearance of a bite having been removed, due to oxidative hemolysis) in a biological specimen.

(Bite Cell Count, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The episodes of hemolysis tend to occur at night.

(Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, NCI Thesaurus)

Any process that decreases the frequency, rate or extent of hemolysis.

(Negative Regulation of Hemolytic Process, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the erythrocyte ghosts (erythrocytes in which hemoglobin has been removed through hemolysis) in a biological specimen.

(Erythrocyte Ghost Count, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of erythrocyte ghosts (erythrocytes in which hemoglobin has been removed through hemolysis) present in a sample.

(Erythrocyte Ghost Count, NCI Thesaurus)

Clinically, anemia represents a reduction in the oxygen-transporting capacity of a designated volume of blood, resulting from an imbalance between blood loss (through hemorrhage or hemolysis) and blood production.

(Anemia, NCI Thesaurus)