ghost

(gōst),

A hemoglobin-depleted erythrocyte that has also lost most, if not all, of its internal proteins.

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ghost

(gōst)

Physiology A red blood cell having no hemoglobin.

Drug slang A regional term for LSD
Haematology Ghost cell The pale membrane of an haemoglobin-depleted red cell, which is virtually identical to all other cell membranes, and is thus used to study cell membrane structure and function
Medical journalism A person involved in research or in writing a paper who doesn’t receive proper credit or acknowledgement in any form

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Visitors enjoyed a performance from rising music star Ryan Stokes before touring the theatre's more reputedly ghostly "active" areas.

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Before the lighthouse at Cape Wrath was built in 1828, many poor souls lost their lives here - perhaps explaining the stories of people seeing ghostly sailors on the beach and nearby.

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There have been many ghostly sightings of monks and other spiritual entities in the abbey.

Teenager exploring Tintern Abbey at night stunned to see ghostly figure of 'hooded monk' in the ruins; Rosie Boulton, 19, did not find anything unusual while exploring the Welsh abbey - and only spotted the ghostly figure on photographs when she returned home

Thanks to a terrible review in the local paper, the attraction is an instant hit and when Winnie and her ghostly dog Knitbone invite the circus to come to Starcross Hall to put on a showstopper performance, they are thrilled when the Great Albert Tombellini agrees to take his troupe.

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Critique: Impressively written, exceptionally well organized and presented, "Ghostly Figures: Memory and Belatedness in Postwar American Poetry" is a seminal work of outstanding scholarship and very highly recommended for inclusion in the Literary Criticism reference collections of academic libraries.

Ghostly Figures

Perplexed was I to say the least, wherever was this ghostly beast?

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5: Knowsley Hall Banshee The grounds of the hall and several roads near the estate are haunted by two ghostly cars with bright headlamps but no drivers.

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Mary Aquin O'Neill, subsequently picked up on Dear's phrase with her remark, "not ghostly, but ghastly," I am uncertain what to add.

Not 'ghostly'

Any fan of true 'haunt' stories and supernatural settings will find HAUNTED RICHMOND II provides a satisfying survey recounting tales of dead colonists, Civil War soldiers, and other places steeped in history and ghostly legends.

Haunted Richmond II