verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈhemoˌlyzed or ˈhemoˌlyzing
to undergo, or cause to undergo, hemolysis
hemolyze in American English
(ˈhiməˌlaiz, ˈhemə-) (verb-lyzed, -lyzing)
transitive verb
1.
to subject (red blood cells) to hemolysis
intransitive verb
2.
to undergo hemolysis
Word origin
[1900–05; hemo- + -lyze]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cathode-ray tube, desensitize, hookup, hydroplane, internshiphemo- is a combining form meaning “blood,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix hemo- include: hemochromatosis, hemodilution, hemodynamics, hemolymph, hemosiderin