English Explanatory Dictionary

hereditary elliptocytosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An inherited blood disorder in which, through a membrane defect, an abnormally large number of erythrocytes are elliptical, potentially leading to haemolytic anaemia.

Word forms

hereditary elliptocytosis hereditary elliptocytoses

Synonyms

ovalocytosis

Related words

elliptocyte ovalocyte
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