Bacteriohemolysin

/ˌbæktɪrioʊhɪˈmɑːlɪsɪn/ noun

Definition

A bacterial toxin or enzyme that destroys red blood cells, causing hemolysis (the breakdown of blood).

Etymology

From bacteria + hemolysin (from Greek 'haima' meaning blood + 'lysis' meaning breaking down). Identified in the late 1800s as scientists studied how bacteria damage blood cells.

Kelly Says

Some deadly bacteria like Streptococcus produce bacteriohemolysin to break down red blood cells for nutrients—it's one of the sneaky weapons pathogens use to survive in our bodies.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ባክቴሪያ 溶解
baak-tee-ree-ah yo-le
ARالعربية
إنزيم تحلل البكتيريا
in-zim tah-hall al-bak-te-ree-ah
BNবাংলা
ব্যাকটেরিয়োহিমোলাইসিন
bak-te-ree-oh-hi-mo-lai-sin
CACatalà
bacteriolisina
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-see-nah
CSČeština
bakteriolyza
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-zah
DADansk
bakteriolysin
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-sin
DEDeutsch
bakteriohämolyse
bak-te-ree-oh-hae-mo-li-zeh
ELΕλληνικά
βακτηριολυση
bak-tee-ree-oh-li-si
ESEspañol
bacteriohemolisina
bahk-teer-ee-oh-hem-oh-lee-see-nah
FAفارسی
لیز باکتری
li-z baak-te-ree
FISuomi
bakteeriolyysi
bak-tee-ree-oh-li-ysi
FRFrançais
bactériolyse
bak-te-ree-oh-lee-z
GUGU
બેક્ટેરિયોહેમોલિસિન
baek-te-ree-oh-he-mo-li-sin
HAHA
bacteriolysis
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-sis
HEעברית
ליזיס חיידק
li-sis hay-dak
HIहिन्दी
बैक्टीरियोहेमोलिसिन
baak-teer-ee-oh-hem-oh-li-sin
HUMagyar
bakteriolízis
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
bakteriolisis
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-sis
IGIG
bacteriolysis
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-sis
ITItaliano
bacterioemolisina
bahk-teer-ee-oh-eh-mo-lee-see-nah
JA日本語
細菌溶血素
saikin yuuketsu
KKKK
бактериолиз
bak-teer-ee-oh-liz
KMKM
បាក់ទាត់បាក់ទាត់
baak-taat baak-taat
KO한국어
세균 용혈소
se-gun yong-hyeol-so
MRMR
बॅक्टेरियोहेमोलिसिन
baak-teer-ee-oh-hem-oh-li-sin
MSBahasa Melayu
bakteriolisis
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-sis
MYမြန်မာ
ဘက်တီးရီးယပ် လျော့ပျက်
baak-tee-ree-ya-p ya-t jo-p-yet
NLNederlands
bacteriolysin
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-sin
NONorsk
bakteriolysin
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-sin
PAPA
ਬੈਕਟੀਰੀਆ 溶解
baak-teer-ee-aa yo-le
PLPolski
bakterioliza
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-zah
PTPortuguês
bacteriolisina
bahk-teer-ee-oh-li-see-nah
RORomână
bacterioliză
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-zah
RUРусский
бактериолизин
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-zin
SVSvenska
bakteriolysin
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-sin
SWKiswahili
bacteriolysis
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-sis
TAதமிழ்
பாக்டீரியா இரத்தத்தை சிதைக்கும்
baak-tee-ree-aa iraaththai si-thai-kkum
TEతెలుగు
బాక్టీరియోహెమోలిసిన్
baak-tee-ree-oh-he-mo-li-sin
THไทย
เอนไซม์ทำลายแบคทีเรีย
en-sai-m tham-lai bak-tee-ree-ah
TLTL
bakteriolisis
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-sis
TRTürkçe
bakteriyolisin
bak-te-ree-oh-li-sin
UKУкраїнська
бактеріоліз
bak-teer-ee-oh-liz
URاردو
بیکٹیریا لیز
beek-te-ree-ah li-z
VITiếng Việt
phân hủy vi khuẩn
phan huy vi khu-an
YOYO
bakteriolysis
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-sis
ZH中文
细菌溶血素
xì jūn róng xuè sù
ZUZU
bakteriolysis
bak-teer-ee-oh-li-sis

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