nonhemolytic

adjective

non·​he·​mo·​lyt·​ic ˌnän-ˌhē-mə-ˈli-tik How to pronounce nonhemolytic (audio)
variants or non-hemolytic
medical
: not causing or characterized by hemolysis : not hemolytic
a nonhemolytic streptococcus

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonhemolytic was in 1898

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Medical Definition

nonhemolytic

adjective
non·​he·​mo·​lyt·​ic
variants or non-hemolytic or chiefly British nonhaemolytic or non-haemolytic
-ˌhē-mə-ˈlit-ik How to pronounce nonhemolytic (audio)
: not causing or characterized by hemolysis
a nonhemolytic streptococcus
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