English Explanatory Dictionary

bite cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

bite cell bite cells

Synonyms

degmacyte
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