degmacyte
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δῆγμα (dêgma, “bite”) + -cyte.
Noun
degmacyte (plural degmacytes)
- (hematology) An abnormally-shaped red blood cell with one or more semicircular portions removed from the cell margin, resulting from the removal of denatured hemoglobin by macrophages in the spleen.
Synonyms
- bite cell
Hypernyms
- poikilocytosis
Coordinate terms
- Heinz body
- schistocyte
- blister cell
Translations
bite cell — see bite cell