| phenylhydrazine haemolysis | An in vitro test for G6PD deficiency; haemolysis resulting from in vitro addition of phenylhydrazine to blood with red cells which are deficient in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), with the appearance of Heinz-Ehrlich bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hemolysis | <haematology> Disruption of the integrity of the red cell membrane causing release of haemoglobin. Haemolysis may be caused by bacterial haemolysins, by antibodies that cause complement dependent lysis, by placing red cells in a hypotonic solution or by defects in the red cell membrane. Origin: Gr. Lysis = dissolution (18 Nov 1997) |