hemolysin

English

Etymology

From hemo- +‎ lysin.

Noun

hemolysin (plural hemolysins)

1. (medicine) Any substance (often an exotoxin) that damages the membranes of red blood cells and thus releases hemoglobin.

Related terms

• hemolysis
• hemolytic

Translations

any substance that damages the membranes of red blood cells

• Portuguese: hemolisina f, amboceptor m

Further reading

• “hemolysin”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.