degmacyte

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• bite cell

Hypernyms

• poikilocytosis

Coordinate terms

• Heinz body
• schistocyte
• blister cell

Translations

bite cell — see bite cell