bite cell

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounbite cell (plural bite cells)

plural bite cells

  1. hematologyAn 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.

    Synonyms: degmacyte

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn 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.

Similar
degmacyte
Also see
degmacyte

Translations

German Degmazyt
  • DegmazytTranslations
Spanish degmacito
  • degmacitoTranslations
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APA

bite cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bite%20cell

MLA

“bite cell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bite%20cell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bite cell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bite%20cell.

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