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 the difference between neurotoxin and Hemotoxin?

Neurotoxins are chemical constituents that are poisonous or destructive to nerve tissue. Hemotoxins are chemical constituents that destroy red blood cells or cause hemolysis, interrupt blood clotting, and/or cause organ collapse and general tissue damage.