Degmacyte
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Degmacyte is a noun meaning (hematology) 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.
Meaning
(hematology) 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
- degmacytes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sickling, dyshemoglobinemia, dyserithropoiesis, megalocyte, dyshemopoiesis, acanthocyte.
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