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SPHEROCYTE

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Main Entry: sphe·ro·cyte
Pronunciation: 'sfir-&-"sIt, 'sfer-
Function: noun
: a more or less globular red blood cell that is characteristicof some hemolytic anemias
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spherocyte spher·o·cyte (sfēr'ə-sīt', sfěr'-)
n.
A small spherical red blood cell, characteristic of hereditary spherocytosis and of certain hemolytic anemias.


spher'o·cyt'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) adj.

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