acanthocytosis

[uh-kan-thoh-sahy-toh-sis]

noun

a condition characterized by large numbers of acanthocytes in the blood.

Origin of acanthocytosis

acanthocyte + -osis

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acanthocytosis in Medicine

acanthocytosis

[ə-kăn′thə-sī-tō′sĭs]

n.

A rare condition in which the majority of the red blood cells are acanthocytes.acanthrocytosis

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