haemolysis n 1: lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin [syn: {hemolysis}, {haemolysis}, {hematolysis}, {haematolysis}]
Haemolysis \H[ae]*mol"y*sis\ (h[-e]*m[o^]l"[i^]*s[i^]s), n., Haemolytic \H[ae]m`o*lyt"ic\ (h[e^]m`[-o]*l[i^]t"*[i^]c or h[=e]`m[-o]-), a. (Physiol.) Same as {H[ae]matolysis}, {H[ae]matolytic}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]