Pyknocyte
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pyknocyte is a noun meaning A distorted, contracted or otherwise malformed red blood cell.
Meaning
A distorted, contracted or otherwise malformed red blood cell.
Example Sentences
Infantile pyknocytosis is diagnosed only by careful analysis of peripheral blood smear, which reveals numerous small irregular and contracted red blood cells with hyper-dense spikes (the pyknocytes), that progressively increase in number to peak at approximately 3–6 weeks postnatal age, and then spontaneously disappear (at an average age of 4–6 months).
Word Forms
- pyknocytes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pycnosis, poikilocyte, pyrenocyte, anisocyte, echinocyte, pinocyte.
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