bite cells

A form of bite cell — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of bite cell
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