| haemoleukocyte | An obsolete term for leukocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| haemolipase | Blood lipase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemolith | A concretion in the wall of a blood vessel. Origin: haemo-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemology | <study> The study of the morphology of the blood and blood forming tissues. (18 Nov 1997) |
| haemolutein | <physiology> See haematoidin. Origin: Haemo- + corpus luteum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| haemolymph | <biology, zoology> The fluid which flows through the haemocoel of invertebrates which have open circulatory systems, like mollusks, arthropods, and tunicates. The fluid is like a combination of the fluids blood and lymph in vertebrates. (09 Oct 1997) |
| haemolymph gland | <anatomy> A lymphoid structure in which the blood sinuses are present in place of lymph sinuses; haemal node's occur in ruminants and some other mammals, but their presence in humans is questioned. Synonym: haemal gland, haemolymph gland, haemolymph node, vascular gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemolymph node | <anatomy> A lymphoid structure in which the blood sinuses are present in place of lymph sinuses; haemal node's occur in ruminants and some other mammals, but their presence in humans is questioned. Synonym: haemal gland, haemolymph gland, haemolymph node, vascular gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemolysate | Preparation resulting from the lysis of erythrocytes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemolysin | <protein> Bacterial exotoxins that can lyse erythrocytes. (18 Nov 1997) |
| haemolysin factors | Plasmids controlling the synthesis of haemolysin by bacteria. (12 Dec 1998) |
| haemolysinogen | The antigenic material in red blood cells that stimulates the formation of haemolysin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemolysins | Substances, usually of biological origin, that destroy blood cells; they may be antibodies or other immunologic factors, toxins, enzymes, etc.; haemotoxins are toxic to blood in general, including the clotting mechanism; haematotoxins may refer to the haematopoietic system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |
| haemolytic | Destructive to blood cells, resulting in liberation of haemoglobin. Synonym: haematolytic, haemotoxic, haematotoxic, haematoxic. (05 Mar 2000) |