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From micro- + spherocyte, ultimately micro- (“small”) + sphere (“object that is round on most axes”) + -cyte (“cell”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An abnormally small spherocyte. Full definition →
From micro- + spherocyte, ultimately micro- (“small”) + sphere (“object that is round on most axes”) + -cyte (“cell”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.