The technical term for when a cell shrinks is crenation. This occurs if the cell is exposed to a hypertonic solution as fluid is drawn out of the cell by osmosis.
cerebral atrophy
Hypoplasia is the shrinking of an object.
atrophy
Leuk or WBC is the medical abbreviation meaning white blood cells.
Phagocytosis is the medical term meaning digestion and ingestion of microorganisms by white blood cells.
Cytopenia is the medical term meaning low numbers of blood cells.
The medical term for the measurement of the percentage of red blood cells in the volume of blood is hematocrit.
Erythrocytopathy is the medical term meaning any disease of red blood cells.
A complete blood count (CBC) is the test that includes a number of measures of blood cells.
Sickling
Erythrocyte is the medical term meaning mature red blood cell. In medical terminology Erythro = red, cytes= cells.Associated term:White blood cells are called Leukocytes, Leuko = white, cytes = cells.
Thrombocytopenia is the medical term that refers to a deficiency of clotting cells, specifically platelets, in the blood. It can lead to abnormal bleeding and bruising due to the decreased ability of the blood to clot properly.
ThrombocytethrombocyteThrombocyte
Hemolysis is the medical term meaning destruction of red blood cells. Hemolytic anemia is an abnormal decrease in the number of red blood cells due to their destruction.
Erythropoeisis