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autohemolysin

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Main Entry: au·to·he·mo·ly·sin
Variant: or chiefly British au·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
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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.

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