autohemolysis

autohemolysis definition - medical

au·to·he·mol·y·sis (ôˌtō-hĭ-mŏlˈĭ-sĭs, -hēˌmə-līˈsĭs)

noun
Hemolysis occurring in certain diseases through the action of an autohemolysin.

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