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Definition of Hemolytic

Hemolytic: Referring to hemolysis, the destruction of red blood cells which leads to the release of hemoglobin from within the red blood cells into the blood plasma.

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Hemolytic anemia, for example, is anemia ("low blood") due to the destruction (rather than the underproduction) of red blood cells.

Etymology: The word "hemolytic" is made up of "hemo-", blood + "lytic", the disintegration of cells.

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