Main Entry: au·to·he·mo·ly·sin Variant: or chiefly Britishau·to·hae·mo·ly·sin/"ot-O-"hE-m&-'lIs-&n/ Function: noun : a hemolysin that acts on the red blood cells of the individual in whose blood it is found
autohemolysin au·to·he·mol·y·sin (ô'tō-hĭ-mŏl'ĭ-sĭn, -hē'mə-lī'-) n. An autoantibody that acts on the red blood cells in the same person in whose body it is formed.