hereditary elliptocytosis

English

peripheral blood smear of a hereditary elliptocytosis patient showing an abundant number of elliptocytes

Noun

hereditary elliptocytosis (plural hereditary elliptocytoses)

1. An inherited blood disorder in which, through a membrane defect, an abnormally large number of erythrocytes are elliptical, potentially leading to haemolytic anaemia.

Synonyms

• ovalocytosis

Related terms

• elliptocyte
• ovalocyte

Translations

inherited blood disorder

• Finnish: perinnöllinen elliptosytoosi
• Spanish: eliptocitosis hereditaria f