spherocyte

Definitions of spherocyte
  1. noun
    an abnormal spherical red blood cell
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    type of:
    RBC, erythrocyte, red blood cell
    a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus
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