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elliptocytosis

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Main Entry: el·lip·to·cy·to·sis
Pronunciation: i-"lip-t&-"sI-'tO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural el·lip·to·cy·to·ses /-"sEz/
: a human hereditary trait manifested by the presence in the blood of red blood cells which are oval inshape with rounded ends called also ovalocytosis; —compare SICKLE-CELL TRAIT
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elliptocytosis el·lip·to·cy·to·sis (ĭ-lip'tō-sī-tō'sĭs)
n.
A relatively rare hereditary abnormality of red blood cells in which more than half of the cells are rod forms and elliptocytes. It is often associated with hemolytic anemia. Also called ovalocytosis.

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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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