streptolysin

English

Etymology

From strepto- +‎ lysin.

Noun

streptolysin (countable and uncountable, plural streptolysins)

1. Any of various exotoxins that destroy red blood cells by breaking their membranes, and are produced by certain strains of streptococcus

Hypernyms

• hemolysin

Related terms

• streptolysis

Translations

exotoxin

• Finnish: streptolysiini
• Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} estreptolisina f

Further reading

• streptolysin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “streptolysin”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.