spherocyte

English

spherocytosis seen in a peripheral blood smear from a patient with hereditary spherocytosis

Etymology

sphero- +‎ -cyte

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsfɛɹəsaɪt/

Noun

spherocyte (plural spherocytes)

  1. (pathology) A red blood cell that is spherical rather than biconcave, as occurs in spherocytosis.
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