spherocytosis

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noun

A medical condition in which the red blood cells are globular spheres, rather than having the normal biconvex shape, and are therefore more prone to physical degradation, leading to hemolytic anemia

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Meanings

nounspherocytosis (usually uncountable, plural spherocytoses)

plural spherocytoses

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineA medical condition in which the red blood cells are globular spheres, rather than having the normal biconvex shape, and are therefore more prone to physical degradation, leading to hemolytic anemia

Origin

From spherocyte + -osis.

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Translations

Italian sferocitosi
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APA

spherocytosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spherocytosis

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“spherocytosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spherocytosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spherocytosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spherocytosis.

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