Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,918,494,884 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

schistocyte

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
schistocyte /schis·to·cyte/ (shis´-) (skis´to-sīt) burr cell; a fragment of an erythrocyte, commonly observed in the blood in hemolytic anemia.
schis·to·cyte (shst-st, sks-)
n.
A red blood cell having an abnormal shape as a result of fragmentation that occurs as the cell flows through damaged small vessels.
schistocyte
[shis′təsīt]
Etymology: Gk, schistos, cleft, kytos, cell
an erythrocyte cell fragment characteristic of hemolysis or cell fragmentation associated with severe burns, hemolytic, anemias, and intravascular coagulation.
schistocyte [shis´-, skis´to-sīt]
a fragment of an erythrocyte, commonly observed in the blood in hemolytic anemia; called also helmet cell and schizocyte.
schistocyte
a fragment of an erythrocyte, commonly observed in the blood in hemolytic anemia.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
 
3) While there is a theoretical risk of hemolysis with vortexing, neither study commented on the presence of increased numbers of schistocytes in post-vortex smear samples.
Answering your questions by Karon, Brad S. / Medical Laboratory Observer
Intravascular hemolysis is diagnosed with laboratory studies that show anemia, low haptoglobin, elevated lactate dehydrogenase, and blood smear schistocytes.
Renal hemosiderosis by Kim, June; Dembner, Alan G. / Applied Radiology
schistocytes, burr cells, helmet cells, or red cell fragments); 2) platelet count <150,000/[mm.
Risk factors for sporadic shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coil ... by Rivas, Marta; Sosa-Estani, Sergio; Rangel, Josefa; Caletti, Maria G.; Valles, Patricia; Roldan, Carl / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.