degmacyte
degmacyte · degmacytes
An abnormally-shaped red blood cell with one or more semicircular portions removed…An abnormally-shaped red blood cell with one or more semicircular portions removed from the cell margin, resulting from the removal of denatured hemoglobin by macrophages in the spleen.
Meaning
1 sensesAn abnormally-shaped red blood cell with one or more semicircular portions removed from the cell margin, resulting from the removal of denatured hemoglobin by macrophages in the spleen.
Origin
From Ancient Greek δῆγμα (dêgma, “bite”) + -cyte.From Ancient Greek δῆγμα (dêgma, “bite”) + -cyte.
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Forms
plural: degmacytes| Singular | degmacyte |
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