Hemoclasis

/ˌhɛmoʊˈkleɪsɪs/ noun

Definition

The destruction or breaking down of blood or blood cells, particularly the rupture of red blood cells.

Etymology

From 'hemo-' (blood) and Greek 'klasis' (breaking); a variant or medical synonym for hemoclasia, used interchangeably in older medical texts.

Kelly Says

Hemoclasis and hemoclasia are essentially the same thing—different doctors in different countries used different suffixes, which is why medical terminology can have multiple names for identical processes!

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