acanthocyte
/əˈkanθə(ʊ)sʌɪt/Medicine
noun
An abnormal erythrocyte having irregularly spaced, spine-like cytoplasmic projections, seen especially in patients with congenital absence of low-density lipoprotein in the blood.
Origin
1950s. From acantho- + -cyte. The some forms are influenced by erythrocyte.