"degmacyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: degmacytes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δῆγμα (dêgma, “bite”) + -cyte. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|δῆγμα||bite}} Ancient Greek δῆγμα (dêgma, “bite”), {{suffix|en||cyte}} + -cyte Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: degmacyte Categories (topical): Hematology Synonyms: bite cell Hypernyms: poikilocytosis Coordinate_terms: Heinz body, schistocyte, blister cell
    Sense id: en-degmacyte-en-noun-uJVVmRHM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cyte Topics: hematology, medicine, sciences

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