- bacterial hemolysin
- a toxic hemolysin produced by bacteria.
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bacterial hemolysin
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hemolysin — [hē′mō lī΄sin, hem′ōlī′sin; hē mäl′ə sin] n. [< HEMO + Gr lysis, a dissolving + IN1] a substance formed in the blood, as by bacterial action, that causes the destruction of red corpuscles with liberation of hemoglobin … English World dictionary
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