degmacyte

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δῆγμα (dêgma, “bite”) +‎ -cyte.

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degmacyte (plural degmacytes)

  1. (hematology) An abnormally-shaped red blood cell with one or more semicircular portions removed from the cell margin, resulting from the removal of denatured hemoglobin by macrophages in the spleen.

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