elliptocytosis

[ ĭ-lip′tō-sī-tō′sĭs ]

n.

A relatively rare hereditary abnormality of red blood cells in which more than half of the cells are rod forms and elliptocytes. It is often associated with hemolytic anemia.ovalocytosis

Nearby words

elliptical polarization, elliptical trainer, elliptically, ellipticity, elliptocyte, elliptocytosis, elliptograph, ellis, ellis island, ellis, havelock, ellison