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English
Etymology
From hemo- + lysin.
Noun
hemolysin (plural hemolysins)
- (medicine) Any substance (often an exotoxin) that damages the membranes of red blood cells and thus releases hemoglobin.
Translations
any substance that damages the membranes of red blood cells
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