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a red blood cell that has been fragmented by passage through damaged small vessels
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Schistocyte — Peripheral blood (MGG stain): patient with hemolytic uremic syndrome A schistocyte or schizocyte (from Greek schistos for divided or schistein for to split , and kytos for hollow or cell ) is a fragmented part of a red blood cell. Schistocytes… … Wikipedia
Schistocyte — Frottis sanguin montrant des schistocytes chez un patient avec un syndrome hémolytique et urémique. Les schizocytes sont des fragments de globule rouge à bords souvent déchiquetés, de forme extrêmement variable et décrits sous des noms divers.… … Wikipédia en Français
schistocyte — schis·to·cyte (shĭsʹtə sīt ) n. 1. A red blood cell undergoing fragmentation. 2. A fragmented part of a red blood cell. [Greek skhistos, split; see schist + cyte.] * * * … Universalium
schistocyte — A variety of poikilocyte that owes its abnormal shape to fragmentation occurring as the cell flows through damaged small vessels. SYN: schizocyte. [schisto + G. kytos, cell] * * * schis·to·cyte shis tə .sīt, skis n a hemoglobin containing… … Medical dictionary
schistocyte — schis·to·cyte … English syllables
schistocyte — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsīt noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary schisto + cyte 1. : a very small red blood cell 2. : a fragmenting red blood cell … Useful english dictionary
helmet cell — schistocyte … Medical dictionary
schizocyte — SYN: schistocyte. [schizo + G. kytos, cell] * * * schizo·cyte (skizґo sīt) schistocyte … Medical dictionary
schistocit — SCHISTOCÍT s.n. Fragment al unei hematii; schizocit. [< fr. schistocyte, cf. gr. schistos – fisură, kytos – celulă]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN SCHISTOCÍT s. n. schizocit. (< fr. schistocyte) Trimis de raduborza,… … Dicționar Român
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura — Classification and external resources Micrograph showing an advanced thrombotic microangiopathy, as may be seen in TTP. Kidney biopsy. PAS stain … Wikipedia
