What does "degmacyte" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "degmacyte"?

Common synonyms include: bite cell, bite cell, blister cell, heinz body, schistocyte.

Degmacyte

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Noun

1
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.

Synonyms

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bite cell bite cell blister cell heinz body schistocyte

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δῆγμα (dêgma, “bite”) + -cyte.

Related phrases

red blood cell

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