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acanthocyte

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acanthocyte /acan·tho·cyte/ (ah-kan´tho-sit) a distorted erythrocyte with protoplasmic projections giving it a “thorny” appearance; seen in abetalipoproteinemia and other conditions.
a·can·tho·cyte (-knth-st)
n.
A red blood cell characterized by multiple spiny cytoplasmic projections and found in acanthocytosis. Also called acanthrocyte.
acanthocyte
an erythrocyte with protoplasmic projections giving it a thorny appearance; may be seen in dogs with liver disease and related disturbances of lipid metabolism and in dogs with hemangiosarcoma. Morphologically similar to spur cells, but biochemically distinct. See also spur-cell anemia.
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