bite cell

English

Noun

bite cell (plural bite cells)

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

• degmacyte

Hypernyms

• poikilocytosis

Coordinate terms

• Heinz body
• schistocyte
• blister cell

Translations

Translations

• German: Degmazyt m
• Spanish: degmacito ?