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(′sfir·ə′sīt)

(pathology) A spherical red blood cell.


 
 
Medical Dictionary: spher·o·cyte
(sfēr'ə-sīt', sfĕr'-)
n.

A small spherical red blood cell, characteristic of hereditary spherocytosis and of certain hemolytic anemias.

spher'o·cyt'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) adj.
 

A small, globular, completely hemoglobinated erythrocyte without the usual central pallor; characteristically found in some types of acquired hemolytic anemia, particularly immune-mediated.

 
WordNet: spherocyte
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an abnormal spherical red blood cell


 
 

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