acanthocyte
nounUS /əˈkæn.θoʊˌsaɪt/
Etymology From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + κύτος (kútos, “cell”)
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Hematology, Medicine, Sciences A pathological, irregularly spiked red blood cell without central pallor.
- Synonyms
- spur cell
- Derived terms
- acanthocytic, acanthocytosis