hemolytic

he mo lyt ic |ˌhēməˈlitik ˌhiməˈlɪdɪk |(Brit. haemolytic ) ▶adjective Medicine relating to or involving the rupture or destruction of red blood cells: hemolytic anemia.

hemolytic disease of the newborn

he mo lyt ic dis ease of the new born ▶noun Medicine a severe form of anemia caused in a fetus or newborn infant by incompatibility with the mother's blood type, typically when the mother is Rhesus negative and produces antibodies that attack Rhesus positive fetal blood through the placenta. Also called erythroblastosis.