The breaking down or destruction of red blood cells in the body.
From Greek 'haima' (blood) + 'klasis' (breaking, fracture). The term emerged in medical literature to describe the process of hemolysis, evolving from anatomical studies in the 1800s.
Your body naturally recycles old red blood cells after about 120 days, and this word describes that demolition process—it's how your spleen acts like a recycling center for blood!
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