Hemolytic:Referring tohemolysis, the destruction of red blood cells which leads to the release of hemoglobin from within the redbloodcells into the bloodplasma.
Hemolyticanemia, for example, is anemia ("low blood") due to the destruction (rather than the underproduction) of red blood cells.
Etymology:The word "hemolytic" is made up of "hemo-", blood + "lytic", the disintegration of cells.
