definition of hemlysis
Hemolysis. Definition. noun. The lysis or the breaking open of red blood cell (erythrocyte) causing the release of hemoglobin into the surrounding fluid. Supplement.Hemolysis has several causes: examples are exposure of erythrocytes to toxins and poisons, bacterial haemolysins, immune reactions like specific complement-fixing antibodies, hypotonicity, alteration of temperature, treatments such as hemodialysis, etc.emolysis. Definition. noun. The lysis or the breaking open of red blood cell (erythrocyte) causing the release of hemoglobin into the surrounding fluid. Supplement.