haemolytic

Thân thiện

A doctor examines a blood sample under a microscope to check for haemolytic activity.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or involving hemolysis: "Haemolytic" describes something that pertains to or is characterized by hemolysis, which is the destruction of red blood cells.
   • Causing hemolysis: It can also describe an agent, substance, or process that causes the rupture or destruction of red blood cells.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient was diagnosed with a haemolytic disorder. (The patient was diagnosed with a disorder involving the destruction of red blood cells.)
  • Certain snake venoms have strong haemolytic properties. (Certain snake venoms contain substances that cause red blood cells to rupture.)
  • The test confirmed a haemolytic reaction to the medication. (The test confirmed that the medication caused the destruction of red blood cells.)

Advanced Usage

• "Haemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)": A medical condition where a mother's antibodies attack her baby's red blood cells.
  • The newborn required treatment for haemolytic disease.
• "Haemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS)": A serious condition characterized by hemolytic anemia, acute kidney failure, and a low platelet count.
  • The outbreak was linked to a strain of E. coli that can cause haemolytic-uremic syndrome.

Variants and Related Words

• Hemolytic (adj): The American English spelling of "haemolytic". The meaning is identical.
  • Hemolytic anemia is a common complication.
• Hemolysis (n): The process or event of red blood cell destruction.
  • The toxin caused widespread hemolysis.
• Hemolyze (v): To cause or undergo hemolysis.
  • Some antibodies can hemolyze red blood cells in vitro.

Synonyms

• Erythrolytic: A less common technical synonym, also meaning destructive to red blood cells (erythrocytes).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. relating to or involving or causing hemolysis
   • hemolytic anemia

Từ đồng nghĩa

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