elliptocytosis

elliptocytosis /el·lip·to·cy·to·sis/ (e-lip?to-si-to´sis) a hereditary disorder characterized by elliptocytes, with increased red cell destruction and anemia.

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el·lip·to·cy·to·sis (-lipt-s-tss)

n.

A relatively rare hereditary abnormality of red blood cells in which more than half of the cells are rod forms and elliptocytes. It is often associated with hemolytic anemia. Also called ovalocytosis.

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elliptocytosis (ēlip´tōsītō´sis),

n (ovalcytosis, oval cell anemia), a hereditary anomaly in which the red blood cells are elliptical, or oval shaped, and are predisposed to hemolysis.