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echinocytosis

echinocytosis noun: the presence of echinocytes in the blood.

Noun

echinocytosis (uncountable)

  1. The presence of echinocytes in the blood
    • It is likely that the echinocytosis is the cause of the hemolytic anaemia as well [68 ].2015 November 11, “Diminution of Oxidative Damage to Human Erythrocytes and Lymphocytes by Creatine: Possible Role of Creatine in Blood”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of echinocytosis

From echinocyte + -osis.

Questions about echinocytosis

What does echinocytosis mean?
Echinocytosis means the presence of echinocytes in the blood.
What part of speech is echinocytosis?
Echinocytosis is a noun.

Words near echinocytosis in the dictionary

  1. echinocyte
  2. echinocytes
  3. echinocytic
  4. echinocytogenesis
  5. echinocytogenic
  6. echinocytosis
  7. echinoderid
  8. echinoderids
  9. echinoderm
  10. echinodermal
  11. echinodermate

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