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degmacyte

degmacyte noun: 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.

Noun

degmacyte (plural degmacytes)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    bite cell

Synonyms of degmacyte

Forms of degmacyte

pluraldegmacytes

Origin of degmacyte

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

Questions about degmacyte

What does degmacyte mean?
Degmacyte means 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.
What part of speech is degmacyte?
Degmacyte is a noun.
What is the plural of degmacyte?
The plural of degmacyte is degmacytes.

Words near degmacyte in the dictionary

  1. deglycyrrhizinate
  2. deglycyrrhizinated
  3. deglycyrrhizinated licorice
  4. deglycyrrhizinated liquorice
  5. deglycyrrhizinating
  6. degmacyte
  7. degmacytes
  8. Dego
  9. degod
  10. degomble
  11. degombled

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