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acanthocyte

acant·ho·cyte

US/əˈkæn.θoʊˌsaɪt/ uncommon

noun

1.

an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + κύτος (kútos, “cell”)

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