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acanthocytosis

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acanthocytosis /acan·tho·cy·to·sis/ (ah-kan?tho-si-to´sis) the presence in the blood of acanthocytes, characteristic of abetalipoproteinemia and sometimes used synonymously.
a·can·tho·cy·to·sis (-knth-s-tss)
n.
A rare condition in which the majority of the red blood cells are acanthocytes. Also called acanthrocytosis.

acanthocytosis
the presence in the blood of acanthocytes.

acanthocytosis 1 Abetalipoproteinemia, see there 2. A general term for the presence of acanthocytes in the peripheral blood. See Acanthocytes.


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