What Does Hemotoxic Mean?

Hemotoxins, haemotoxins or hematotoxins are toxins that destroy red blood cells, disrupt blood clotting, and/or cause organ degeneration and generalized tissue damage. The term hemotoxin is to some degree a misnomer since toxins that damage the blood also damage other tissues.

What does the word Hemotoxic mean?

Medical Definition of hemotoxic

: destructive to red blood corpuscles hemotoxic venoms of pit vipers.

What is a Hemotoxic venom?

Hemotoxic venom damages the circulatory system and muscle tissue and causes swelling, hemorrhage, and necrosis. Viper venoms contain various components that can promote or inhibit hemostatic mechanisms, including coagulation, fibrinolysis, platelet function, and vascular integrity.