o·va·lo·cy·to·sis (  v -l-s -t s s, -v l-)n. See elliptocytosis. |
ovalocytosis.
See elliptocytosis.
elliptocytosis [e-lip″to-si-to´sis]
any of several hereditary disorders in which most of the erythrocytes are elliptocytes; it is characterized by increased erythrocyte destruction and anemia.
ovalocytosis (ō´v
lōsītō´sis),n See elliptocytosis.
ovalocytosis
elliptocytosis.
ovalocytosis
Hematology A condition seen in up to 30% of ethnic groups in southeast Asia caused by a defective band 3 protein, in which there is ↑ affinity of RBC membrane band 3 to ankrin, resulting in a ↑ in RBC rigidity. Cf
Elliptocytosis.
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