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  • adjective (Physiol.) Same as hæmatolysis, hæmatolytic.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of hemolysis.

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  • noun lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin

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Examples

  • The erythrocytes in this volume of blood will soon be destroyed by haemolysis, but this provides about 50 mg of iron to the infant’s reserve and reduces the frequency of iron-deficiency anaemia later in infancy (Michaelsen et al 1995, Pisacane 1996).

    5. CARE DURING THE THIRD STAGE OF LABOUR 1996

  • There are three mechanisms: impaired RBC production, RBC loss from bleeding, and increased RBC destruction (haemolysis).

    Chapter 6 1993

  • In case of intolerance to thiacetazone: skin reactions, haematological disorders, signs of haemolysis, reduction of polynuclear cells or cerebral oedema, stop treatment and refer to a doctor, even if reaction is only moderate.

    Chapter 4 1993

  • Beyerinck's auxanographic method was applied on several occasions by Eijkman, as for example during the secretion of enzymes which break down casein or bring about haemolysis, whereby he could demonstrate the hydrolysis of fats under the influence of lipases.

    Christiaan Eijkman - Biography 1965

  • The current investigation in healthy volunteers indicated that haemolysis is unlikely to be an issue when Uniplas® is administered at a therapeutic dose.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Very rarely patients with G6PD deficiency develop methaemoglobinaemia and haemolysis.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows rajud521 2010

  • Very rarely patients with G6PD deficiency develop methaemoglobinaemia and haemolysis.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows rajud521 2010

  • Gram stain, morphology, haemolysis, biochemical profile (API systems, BioMérieux, Basingstoke) and other standard tests as previously described

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles I. Martin Sheldon et al. 2010

  • S. suis grows on blood agar as small, greyish and mucoid colonies with a zone of alpha-haemolysis and is optochin resistant.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Heiman F. L. Wertheim et al. 2009

  • Acute haemolysis Ambilhar cure glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase insufficiency

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

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