- autohemolysis
- n. self-dissolution of blood (Medicine)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
autohemolysis
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autohemolysis — Hemolysis occurring in certain diseases as a result of an autohemolysin. * * * au·to·he·mo·ly·sis or chiefly Brit au·to·hae·mo·ly·sis hi mäl ə səs, .hē mə lī səs n, pl ly·ses .sēz hemolysis of red blood cells by factors in the serum of the person … Medical dictionary
autohemolysis test — (for hereditary spherocytosis) a sample of blood is defibrinated and incubated at 37°C for 24 and 48 hours; if hereditary spherocytosis is present, spontaneous hemolysis is increased … Medical dictionary
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
