achromatocyte


ach·ro·mo·cyte

(ă-krō'mō-sīt), A hypochromic, crescentic erythrocyte, probably resulting from artifactual rupture with loss of hemoglobin. Synonym(s): achromacyte, achromatocyte, ghost corpuscle, phantom corpuscle, Ponfick shadow, shadow corpuscle, shadow (3) , Traube corpuscle [G. a- priv. + chrōma, color, + kytos, hollow (cell)]

ach·ro·mo·cyte

(ă-krō'mō-sīt) A hypochromic, crescent-shaped erythrocyte, probably resulting from artifactual rupture of a red blood cell.
Synonym(s): achromacyte, achromatocyte, crescent bodies, ghost corpuscle, phantom corpuscle, Ponfick shadow, selenoid bodies, semilunar bodies, shadow (3) , Traube corpuscle. [G. a- priv. + chrōma, color, + kytos, hollow (cell)]

achromocyte

, achromatocyte (a?kro'mo-sit?) (kro-mat'o-sit?) [ ¹an- + chromo- + -cyte] Red cell ghost.