1. not causing the destruction or breakdown of red blood cells
Usage: medical; microbiology

Examples

• The nonhemolytic bacteria did not destroy the red blood cells in the culture.
• Laboratory tests showed nonhemolytic streptococci in the patient’s throat swab.
• The nonhemolytic strain was less virulent than its hemolytic counterpart.
• Researchers studied the nonhemolytic properties of the new antibiotic.
• The blood agar plate showed nonhemolytic colonies with no clear zones around them.
• Nonhemolytic anemia is caused by factors other than red blood cell destruction.