| RVV | right ventricular volume; rubella vaccine-like virus; Russell viper venom |
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| RVVT | Russell viper venom time |
| SV | saphenous vein; sarcoma virus; satellite virus; selective vagotomy; semilunar valve; seminal vesicle... |
| VV | vaccinia virus; varicose veins; veno-venous; viper venom; vulva and vagina |
| conditioned haemolysis | Haemolysis caused by complement when erythrocytes have been sensitised by specific complement-fixing antibody. Synonym: conditioned haemolysis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| haemolysis | <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) |
| sucrose haemolysis test | Isotonic sucrose promotes binding of complement to red blood cells; in paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria a proportion of the cells is sensitive to complement-mediated lysis, and haemolysis ensues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immune haemolysis | Haemolysis caused by complement when erythrocytes have been sensitised by specific complement-fixing antibody. Synonym: conditioned haemolysis. (05 Mar 2000) |