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Hemolysin

UK
/hɪˈmɒlɪsɪn/
US
/hɪˈmɑːləˌsɪn/
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Translation of "hemolysin" into Russian

hemolysin
Noun
raiting
UK
/hɪˈmɒlɪsɪn/
US
/hɪˈmɑːləˌsɪn/
hemolysin
hemolysins pl
The bacteria produce hemolysin, which can destroy red blood cells.
Бактерии производят гемолизин, который может разрушать эритроциты.

Definitions

hemolysin
Noun
raiting
UK
/hɪˈmɒlɪsɪn/
US
/hɪˈmɑːləˌsɪn/
A substance, typically a protein, produced by certain bacteria that causes the destruction of red blood cells by disrupting their cell membrane.
The presence of hemolysin in the blood sample indicated a bacterial infection that was causing the patient's anemia.
Any agent, such as an antibody, that induces the lysis of red blood cells (hemolysis).
Complement may function as a hemolysin by destroying foreign erythrocytes.
hemolysin
Adjective
raiting
UK
/hɪˈmɒlɪsɪn/
US
/hɪˈmɑːləˌsɪn/
Relating to hemolysin or its hemolytic activity.
The hemolysin activity observed in the culture confirmed the strain’s virulence.

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