hemolysin

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hemolysin

Etymology edit

From hemo- +‎ lysin.

Noun edit

hemolysin (plural hemolysins)

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

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Translations edit

any substance that damages the membranes of red blood cells

Portuguese: hemolisina f, amboceptor m

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