Spherocyte (Noun)
Meaning
An abnormal spherical red blood cell.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- Hematologists can identify spherocytes through a peripheral blood smear examination.
- Spherocytes are typically seen in conditions such as hereditary spherocytosis or autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
- A spherocyte lacks the central pale zone characteristic of a normal biconcave disk erythrocyte.
- During laboratory analysis, spherocytes can be difficult to distinguish from other red blood cell abnormalities.
- In patients with spherocytosis, the small and numerous spherocytes often exhibit premature destruction in the spleen.