Meanings
nounhemolysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemolyses)
plural hemolyses · alternative haemolysis · alternative hæmolysis
- countableuncountablemedicineThe destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin
Broader
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Origin
- Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
- Ancient Greekαἱμο- (haimo-)
- Englishhaemo-
- Englishhemo-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
- Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
- Englishhemolysis
From hemo- + -lysis, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan hemòlisi
- hemòlisidestruction of red blood cell
Czech hemolýza
- hemolýzadestruction of red blood cell
Finnish hemolyysi
- hemolyysidestruction of red blood cell
French hémolyse
- hémolysedestruction of red blood cell
German Hämolyse
- Hämolysedestruction of red blood cell
Greek αιμόλυση, αιμολυσία
- αιμόλυση (aimólysi)destruction of red blood cell
- αιμολυσία (aimolysía)destruction of red blood cell
Indonesian hemolisis
- hemolisisdestruction of red blood cell
Japanese 溶血
- 溶血 (yōketsu)destruction of red blood cell
Russian гемолиз
- гемолиз (gemoliz)destruction of red blood cell
Spanish hemolisis, eritrocateresis
- hemolisisdestruction of red blood cell
- eritrocateresisdestruction of red blood cell
Swedish hemolys
- hemolysdestruction of red blood cell
Tagalog dugubilos
- dugubilosdestruction of red blood cell
Ukrainian гемоліз
- гемоліз (hemoliz)destruction of red blood cell
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with hemolysis
hydrolysiselectrolysisproteolysispyrolysisglycolysisrhabdomyolysisautolysisosteolysiscytolysisglycogenolysisacantholysisacetolysisachromatolysisacidolysisadipolysisalcoholysisangiolysisbacteriolysiscardiolysischemolysischromatolysiscollagenolysisenterolysiserythrolysis
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
hemolysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemolysis
MLA
“hemolysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemolysis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemolysis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemolysis.
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