spherocytosis
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(sfēr″ō-sī-tō′sĭs)

[Gr. sphaira, a ball, globe + cyto- + -sis]
A condition in which erythrocytes assume a spheroid shape. It occurs in certain hemolytic anemias.
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(sfēr″ō-sī-tō′sĭs)

[Gr. sphaira, a ball, globe + cyto- + -sis]
A condition in which erythrocytes assume a spheroid shape. It occurs in certain hemolytic anemias.
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