Medical term:
echinocyte
e·chi·no·cyte
(e-kī'-nō-sīt),A crenated red blood cell.
[echino- + G. kytos, cell]
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echinocyte
Burr cell, crenated cell Hematology An RBC with 30+ crenations, bumps or spurs, which reflect damage to the normal cell membrane by various lytics–eg, saponin, bile salts, ionic detergents, lecithin; slow drying; aged blood; rarely, echinocytes reflect disease–eg, uremia or pyruvate kinase deficiency. See Red blood cells.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
e·chi·no·cyte
(e-kī'-nō-sīt)A crenated red blood cell.
[echino- + G. kytos, cell]
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echinocyte
A red blood cell with a crenated or spiky surface.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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