Meanings
nounpyknocytosis (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe presence of pyknocytes in the blood.
The management of infantile pyknocytosis consists of phototherapy for jaundice and correction of anemia by packed red blood cells transfusion.
2015 May 8, Mohamad El Nabouch et al., “Infantile pyknocytosis, a rare cause of hemolytic anemia in newborns: report of two cases in twin girls and literature overview”, in Clinical Case Reports, volume 3, →DOI
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