Definition of hemolytic anemia
: anemia caused by excessive destruction (as in infection or sickle cell anemia) of red blood cells
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Test Your Vocabulary
Slippery Words Quiz—Changing with the Times
- What is an earlier meaning of nice?

Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZ
Spell words. Make bears.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share hemolytic anemia
Time Traveler for hemolytic anemia
The first known use of hemolytic anemia was in 1938
See more words from the same year