acanthocyte

[ uh-kan-thuh-sahyt ]
/ əˈkæn θəˌsaɪt /

noun Pathology.

an abnormal red blood cell having spiny projections, found in the blood of persons with abetalipoproteinemia and certain malabsorption disorders.

Origin of acanthocyte

First recorded in 1980–85; acantho- + -cyte

Words nearby acanthocyte

acantho-, acanthocephala, acanthocephalan, acanthocephaliasis, acanthocheilonema, acanthocyte, acanthocytosis, acanthodian, acanthoid, acanthology, acantholysis

Medical definitions for acanthocyte

acanthocyte
[ ə-kăn′thə-sīt′ ]

n.

A red blood cell characterized by multiple spiny cytoplasmic projections and found in acanthocytosis. acanthrocyte