hemorrhagin

[ hĕm′ə-răj′ĭn, -rā′jĭn ]

n.

Any of a group of toxins found in certain venoms and plant poisons that cause degeneration and lysis of endothelial cells in capillaries and small vessels, thereby producing small hemorrhages in tissues.

Words nearby hemorrhagin

hemorrhagic infarct, hemorrhagic plague, hemorrhagic rickets, hemorrhagic septicemia, hemorrhagic shock, hemorrhagin, hemorrhea, hemorrhoid, hemorrhoidal, hemorrhoidal vein, hemorrhoidectomy