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.
acanthocytosis
acanthocytosis
a·can·tho·cy·to·sis ( -k n th-s -t  s s)n. A rare condition in which the majority of the red blood cells are acanthocytes. Also called acanthrocytosis. |
acanthocytosis
[akan′thōsītō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, akantha + kytos + osis, condition
the presence of acanthocytes in the circulating blood, most commonly associated with abetalipoproteinemia, in which as many as 80% of the erythrocytes are acanthocytes. See also abetalipoproteinemia. Compare elliptocytosis.
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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