phantom corpuscle
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ach·ro·mo·cyte
(ă-krō'mō-sīt),A hypochromic, crescentic erythrocyte, probably resulting from artifactual rupture with loss of hemoglobin.
Synonym(s): achromacyte, achromatocyte, ghost corpuscle, phantom corpuscle, Ponfick shadow, shadow corpuscle, shadow (3) , Traube corpuscle
[G. a- priv. + chrōma, color, + kytos, hollow (cell)]
phantom corpuscle
(1) Ghost cell, see there; achromocyte.(2) Erythrocyte ghost, see there.
ach·ro·mo·cyte
(ă-krō'mō-sīt)A hypochromic, crescent-shaped erythrocyte, probably resulting from artifactual rupture of a red blood cell.
Synonym(s): achromacyte, achromatocyte, crescent bodies, ghost corpuscle, phantom corpuscle, Ponfick shadow, selenoid bodies, semilunar bodies, shadow (3) , Traube corpuscle.
Synonym(s): achromacyte, achromatocyte, crescent bodies, ghost corpuscle, phantom corpuscle, Ponfick shadow, selenoid bodies, semilunar bodies, shadow (3) , Traube corpuscle.
[G. a- priv. + chrōma, color, + kytos, hollow (cell)]