acanthocyte
acanthocyte · acanthocytes
A pathological, irregularly spiked red blood cell without central pallorA pathological, irregularly spiked red blood cell without central pallor.
US/əˈkæn.θoʊˌsaɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesA pathological, irregularly spiked red blood cell without central pallor.
an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + κύτος (kútos, “cell”)From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + κύτος (kútos, “cell”)
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Forms
plural: acanthocytes| Singular | acanthocyte |
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