hemolyzed
Red cells destroyed
Hemolyzed describes red blood cells that have ruptured, releasing their contents into surrounding fluid.
The term appears most often in medical contexts when a blood sample has been compromised: The lab rejected the hemolyzed specimen.
Hemolysis can occur from mishandling samples, disease processes, or incompatible blood transfusions.
Electrified matter state
- serumBlood's watery portion
- hematocritRed cell volume fraction
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
agglutination · antibodies · intravascular · crossmatch · incompatibility
Red cell deficiency
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- pallorUnhealthy facial whiteness
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
tachycardia · dizziness · gallstones · malaise · hypoxia
Individual for examination
- sampleSubset for study
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- rejectedRefused or turned away
Red blood cell destruction
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
- thalassemiaHereditary hemoglobin production defect
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
plasma
Electrified matter state
- serumBlood's watery portion
- hematocritRed cell volume fraction
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
transfusion · agglutination · antibodies · intravascular · crossmatch · incompatibility
anemia
Red cell deficiency
jaundice · tachycardia · dizziness · gallstones · malaise · hypoxia
specimen
Individual for examination
- sampleSubset for study
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
rejected · redrawn · artifact · spectrophotometry · tourniquet
hemolysis
Red blood cell destruction
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
- thalassemiaHereditary hemoglobin production defect
lysis
Cell membrane rupture
swelling · bursting · thermal · fragmentation · dissolution