Hemolysin

/hɪˈmɑːləsɪn/ noun

Definition

An antibody or toxin substance that causes the destruction and breakdown of red blood cells.

Etymology

From hemo- (blood) + -lysin (Greek lysis, breaking apart). This immunology term names specific antibodies and proteins that trigger hemolysis, discovered in the late 19th century during studies of blood reactions.

Kelly Says

Hemolysins are like tiny assassins in your bloodstream—some are antibodies your immune system makes to fight invaders, others are toxins from bacteria trying to destroy you, but either way, your red blood cells are their target.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደም አጥንክ
dem a-tan-ki
ARالعربية
مُحَلِّل الدم
mu-hal-lil ad-dam
BNবাংলা
রক্ত বিশ্লেষণকারী
rakt-vish-le-shan-ka-ri
CACatalà
hemolisina
hem-o-li-si-na
CSČeština
hemolysin
hem-o-li-sin
DADansk
hemolysin
hem-o-li-sin
DEDeutsch
Hämolysin
hae-mo-li-sin
ELΕλληνικά
αιμολυτικός
a-i-mo-li-tikos
ESEspañol
hemolisina
he-mo-li-si-na
FAفارسی
لیز کننده خون
liz-e-kande khoon
FISuomi
hemolysyyni
hem-o-li-ssy-ni
FRFrançais
hémolysine
e-mol-i-sin
GUGU
રક્ત વિનાશક
rakt vi-na-shak
HAHA
jinin da limfa
ji-nin da lim-fa
HEעברית
חומר פירוק דם
chom-er pi-roq dam
HIहिन्दी
रक्तविनाशक
rakt-vi-na-shak
HUMagyar
hemolizin
hem-o-li-zin
IDBahasa Indonesia
hemolisin
hem-o-li-sin
IGIG
akara ọhụrụ
a-ka-ra oh-hu-ru
ITItaliano
emolisina
e-mo-li-si-na
JA日本語
溶血素
yō-ket-so
KKKK
көк сұйық және лимфа
kok suiyq je-ne lim-fa
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធឈាម
pra-pov-an-th chhea-m
KO한국어
용혈소
yong-hyeol-so
MRMR
रक्ताचा आणि लसीका
ra-k-ta-cha ani lasika
MSBahasa Melayu
hemolisin
hem-o-li-sin
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေ သွေး ပျက်စီး
shwe swe pyet-si
NLNederlands
hemolysine
hem-o-li-sin
NONorsk
hemolysin
hem-o-li-sin
PAPA
ਰੂਹ ਅਤੇ ਲਿੰਫ
roo-h a-ndh lin-f
PLPolski
hemolityna
hem-o-li-ty-na
PTPortuguês
hemolisina
he-mo-li-si-na
RORomână
hemolisină
hem-o-li-si-na
RUРусский
гемолизин
ge-mo-li-zin
SVSvenska
hemolysin
hem-o-li-sin
SWKiswahili
hemolisin
hem-o-li-sin
TAதமிழ்
இரத்தத்தை அழிக்கும்
i-rat-thai-tha a-zhi-kkum
TEతెలుగు
రక్త వినాశకం
ra-k-tha vi-na-sha-kam
THไทย
เฮโมไลซิน
he-mo-lai-sin
TLTL
hemolisin
hem-o-li-sin
TRTürkçe
hemolizin
hem-o-li-zin
UKУкраїнська
гемолізин
ge-mo-li-zin
URاردو
خون کو تباہ کرنے والا
khoon ko taba-ah kar-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
hệ thống bạch huyết
he thong bach-huyet
YOYO
ọrun ati ẹ̀rọ
orun ati er-o
ZH中文
溶血素
róng xuè sù
ZUZU
inkomo ne-nkulu ne-limi
in-ko-mo ne-n-ku-lu ne-limi

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