spherocyte

English

spherocytosis seen in a peripheral blood smear from a patient with hereditary spherocytosis

Etymology

From sphero- +‎ -cyte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsfɛɹəsaɪt/

Noun

spherocyte (plural spherocytes)

1. (cytology) A red blood cell that is spherical rather than biconcave, as occurs in spherocytosis

Related terms

• spherogenic

Translations

Translations

• Italian: sferocito (it) m