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pyropoikilocytosis

pyropoikilocytosis noun: a form of hemolytic anemia characterized by an abnormal sensitivity of red blood cells to heat and erythrocyte morphology similar to that seen in thermal burns.

Noun

pyropoikilocytosis (uncountable)

  1. A form of hemolytic anemia characterized by an abnormal sensitivity of red blood cells to heat and erythrocyte morphology similar to that seen in thermal burns.

Origin of pyropoikilocytosis

From pyro- + poikilocyte + -osis.

Questions about pyropoikilocytosis

What does pyropoikilocytosis mean?
Pyropoikilocytosis means a form of hemolytic anemia characterized by an abnormal sensitivity of red blood cells to heat and erythrocyte morphology similar to that seen in thermal burns.
What part of speech is pyropoikilocytosis?
Pyropoikilocytosis is a noun.

Words near pyropoikilocytosis in the dictionary

  1. pyrophytes
  2. pyrophytic
  3. pyroplastic
  4. pyroplasticity
  5. pyroplastics
  6. pyropoikilocytosis
  7. pyroprobe
  8. pyroprobes
  9. pyroptosis
  10. pyroptosome
  11. pyroptosomes

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