Homolysis vs. Hemolysis

Homolysisnoun

(chemistry) The decomposition of a substance without reacting with other substances

Hemolysisnoun

(medicine) The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.

Homolysisnoun

The lysis of blood cells by homolysin

Hemolysisnoun

The lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin; the breaking apart of red blood cells in the blood.

Hemolysisnoun

lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin

Hemolysis

Hemolysis or haemolysis (), also known by several other names, is the rupturing (lysis) of red blood cells (erythrocytes) and the release of their contents (cytoplasm) into surrounding fluid (e.g. blood plasma).