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echinocyte
ech´i`no`cyte (ĕk´ĭ`nô`sīt)
n. | 1. | (Biol.) a red blood cell which has become crenated. |
echinocyte
e·chi·no·cyte (e-kī'-nō-sīt), A crenated red blood cell. [echino- + G. kytos, cell] echinocyte Burr cell, crenated cell Hematology An RBC with 30+ crenations, bumps or spurs, which reflect damage to the normal cell membrane by various lytics–eg, saponin, bile salts, ionic detergents, lecithin; slow drying; aged blood; rarely, echinocytes reflect disease–eg, uremia or pyruvate kinase deficiency. See Red blood cells. e·chi·no·cyte (e-kī'-nō-sīt) A crenated red blood cell. [echino- + G. kytos, cell]echinocyte A red blood cell with a crenated or spiky surface. |