Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "hemolysis" ita ce rushewar jajayen ƙwayoyin jini, wanda ke haifar da sakin haemoglobin a cikin plasma ko jini. Ana iya haifar da wannan ta hanyoyi daban-daban, kamar raunin jiki, gubobi, ko halayen autoimmune. An samo kalmar daga kalmomin Helenanci "haima" ma'ana jini da "lysis" ma'anar rushewa. Hemolysis na iya samun tasiri daban-daban na asibiti, gami da anemia, jaundice, da sauran yanayi masu alaƙa.