What does "hemolysis" mean?

The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.

Hemolysis

Common synonyms include: erythrocyte destruction, erythrocyte lysis, erythrolysis, haematolysis, haemolysis, hematolysis.

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life. countable, uncountable
2
lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin wordnet

From hemo- + -lysis, from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + λύσις (lúsis, “loosening”).