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.

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  • “hemolysin”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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