Etymology

degmacyte

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δῆγμα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδῆγμα“bite”
  2. English todaydegmacyte

From Ancient Greek δῆγμα (dêgma, “bite”) + -cyte.

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