different between hemolysis vs chemolysis

English

From hemo- +? -lysis, from Ancient Greek ???? (haîma, “blood”) + ????? (lúsis, “loosening”).

hemolysis (countable and uncountable, plural hemolyses)

(medicine) The destruction of red blood cells, and subsequent release of hemoglobin, at the normal end of the cell's life.

chemo- +? -lysis

chemolysis (countable and uncountable, plural chemolyses)

(dated) The decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents alone.
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