💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Acanthocyte"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| acanthocytosisnoun | (pathology) The presence of acanthocytes in the blood. |
| neuroacanthocytosisnoun | Any of a group of genetically diverse conditions characterized by neurological symptoms and the presence of spiculated red blood cells, or acanthocytes. |
| acanthrocytosisnoun | acanthocytosis |
| macrocytenoun | (hematology, cytology) an unusually large red blood cell that is associated with pernicious anemia |
| acanthosisnoun | (pathology) A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis. |
| pseudoacanthosisnoun | (pathology) an apparent acanthosis |
| acantholysisnoun | (medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris. |
| erythrocytopathynoun | (pathology) Any condition caused by a disorder of red blood cells |
| schistocytenoun | A jagged red blood cell fragment without central pallor, consequent to passage through small vessels with microthrombi, leaky prosthetic heart valves etc. |
| aplastic anemianoun | (pathology, hematology) A rare disease in which the bone marrow and the hematopoietic stem cells that reside there are damaged, causing pancytopenia. |
| acanthamebiasisnoun | (pathology) Alternative form of acanthamoebiasis. [(pathology) A rare infection by amoebas of the genus Acanthamoeba.] |
| acanthocephaliasisnoun | (pathology) A disease caused by infection by Acanthocephala worms. |
| dacrocytosisnoun | (medicine) The presence of an abnormal number of dacrocytes in the blood. |
| poikilocytosisnoun | (pathology) Presence in the blood of red blood cells with abnormal shape or an entirely different shape |
| acanthokeratodermianoun | (pathology) A thickening of the horny portion of the skin on the hand palms and soles of the feet. |
| acanthamoebiasisnoun | (pathology) A rare infection by amoebas of the genus Acanthamoeba. |
| acanthorrhexisnoun | (pathology) rupture of intercellular bridges of the prickle cell layer of the epidermis (stratum spinosum), as in eczema or allergic contact dermatitis |
| degmacytenoun | (hematology) An abnormally-shaped red blood cell with one or more semicircular portions removed from the cell margin, resulting from the removal of denatured hemoglobin by macrophages in the spleen. |
| aplastic anaemianoun | (Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of aplastic anemia. [(pathology, hematology) A rare disease in which the bone marrow and the hematopoietic stem cells that reside there are damaged, causing pancytopenia.] |
| apocytosisnoun | (pathology) An abnormal increase in the number of apocytes |
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