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An abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm
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acanthocyte
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Acanthocyte (from the Greek word ἄκανθα acantha , meaning 'thorn'), in biology and medicine , refers to a form of red blood cell that has a spiked cell membrane , due to abnormal thorny projections. A similar term is spur cells. Often they may be confused ...
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n. an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm
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n. (context hematology English) An erythrocyte that has a spiny appearance.