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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A medical condition in which the red blood cells are globular spheres, rather than having the normal biconvex shape, and are therefore more prone to physical degradation, leading to hemolytic anemia uncountable, usually

Etymology

From spherocyte + -osis.

Related phrases

red blood cell

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