spherocytosis

English

Etymology

spherocyte +‎ -osis

Noun

spherocytosis (usually uncountable, plural spherocytoses)

  1. (pathology) A medical condition in which the red blood cells are globular spheres, rather than having the normal biconvex shape, and are therefore more prone to physical degradation, leading to hemolytic anemia.
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