hereditary elliptocytosis

noun

An inherited blood disorder in which, through a membrane defect, an abnormally large number of erythrocytes are elliptical, potentially leading to haemolytic anaemia.

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ovalocytosis
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Meanings

nounhereditary elliptocytosis (plural hereditary elliptocytoses)

plural hereditary elliptocytoses

  1. An inherited blood disorder in which, through a membrane defect, an abnormally large number of erythrocytes are elliptical, potentially leading to haemolytic anaemia.

    Synonyms: ovalocytosis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn inherited blood disorder in which, through a membrane defect, an abnormally large number of erythrocytes are elliptical, potentially leading to haemolytic anaemia.

Similar
ovalocytosis
Also see
elliptocytosis

Translations

Finnish perinnöllinen elliptosytoosi
  • perinnöllinen elliptosytoosiinherited blood disorder
Spanish eliptocitosis hereditaria
  • eliptocitosis hereditariainherited blood disorder
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