"hemolysin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hemolysins [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-) English haemo- English hemo- English lysin English hemolysin From hemo- + lysin. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|hemo-|lysin|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-) English haemo- English hemo- English lysin English hemolysin From hemo- + lysin. Head templates: {{en-noun}} hemolysin (plural hemolysins)
  1. (medicine) Any substance (often an exotoxin) that damages the membranes of red blood cells and thus releases hemoglobin. Derived forms: autohemolysin, cohemolysin, enterohemolysin Related terms: hemolysis, hemolytic Translations (any substance that damages the membranes of red blood cells): hemolisina [feminine] (Catalan), hémolysine [feminine] (French), hemolisina [feminine] (Portuguese), amboceptor [masculine] (Portuguese), hemolisina [feminine] (Spanish)

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