verb
- to cause hemolysis; to break down or destroy red blood cells, releasing hemoglobin into the surrounding fluid
Usage: medical/scientific term; third-person singular present tense of hemolize
Examples
- The toxin hemolyzes red blood cells in the infected patient.
- Certain bacteria produce enzymes that hemolize blood cells.
- Hypotonic solutions can hemolize cells if the osmotic pressure becomes too great.
- The laboratory test hemolyzes the sample to measure hemoglobin levels.
- Venom from some snakes hemolyzes the victim's blood cells.