| acanthocyte | An erythrocyte characterised by multiple spiny cytoplasmic projections, as in acanthocytosis. Synonym: acanthrocyte. Origin: acantho-+ G. Kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000) |
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| acanthocytes | Erythrocytes with protoplasmic projections giving the cell a thorny appearance. (12 Dec 1998) |