See Also: Haleakala National Park(encyclopedia)
National Library of Medicine(medicine)
National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine(health)
national park(dictionary)
Tai National Park(tourism)
national park(encyclopedia)
Serengeti National Park(tourism)
Sangay National Park(tourism)
Serengeti National Park(encyclopedia)
Yosemite National Park(dictionary)

isohemolysis (medicine) and Haleakala National Park (sh)


isohemolysis (medicine)


isohemolysis


A form of isolysis in which there is dissolution of red blood cells as a result of the reaction between an isolysin (isohemolysin) and specific antigen in or on the cells.

Origin: iso-+ G. Haima, blood, + lysis, dissolution


Haleakala National Park (sh)




National park, eastern Maui, Hawaii, U.S. Established in 1960, it occupies an area of 28,655 acres (11,597 hectares).

Its central feature is Haleakala Crater, the world's largest dormant volcanic crater, more than 2,500 ft (762 m) deep and about 20 mi (32 km) in circumference. The crater floor, covering more than 19 sq mi (49 sq km), has areas of forest, desert, and meadow. It is the site of Science City, a research-observatory complex operated by the U.S. Department of Defense and the Universities of Hawaii and Michigan.