English Explanatory Dictionary

spherocytosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medical condition in which the red blood cells are globular spheres, rather than having the normal biconvex shape, and are therefore more prone to physical degradation, leading to hemolytic anemia

Word forms

spherocytosis spherocytoses

Etymology

From spherocyte + -osis.

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