echinosis

echinosis
A condition in which the red blood cells have lost their smooth outlines, resembling an echinus or sea urchin. [echino- + G. -osis, condition]

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ech·i·no·sis (ek″ĭ-noґsis) [echin- + -osis] 1. crenation. 2. crenocytosis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • crenation — The process of becoming, or state of being, crenated. * * * cre·na·tion kri nā shən n shrinkage of red blood cells resulting in crenated margins * * * n. an abnormal appearance of red blood cells seen under a microscope, in which the normally… …   Medical dictionary

  • crenocytosis — The presence of crenocytes in the blood. [crenocyte + G. osis, condition] * * * cre·no·cy·to·sis (kre″no si toґsis) the presence of burr cells (crenocytes) in the blood; called also echinosis …   Medical dictionary

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