achromocyte

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• achromocyte — A hypochromic, crescent shaped erythrocyte, probably resulting from artifactual rupture of a red cell with loss of hemoglobin. SYN: achromacyte, achromatocyte, ghost corpuscle, phantom corpuscle, Ponfick shadow …   Medical dictionary

• demilune body — achromocyte …   Medical dictionary

• achromic erythrocyte — achromocyte …   Medical dictionary

• corpuscle — 1. A small mass or body. 2. A blood cell. SYN: corpusculum. [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus, body] amnionic c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. amylaceous c., amyloid c. SYN: corpus amylaceum. articular corpuscles …   Medical dictionary

• shadow — 1. A surface area defined by the interception of light or x rays by a body. SEE ALSO: density (3). 2. In jungian psychology, the archetype consisting of collective animal instincts. 3. SYN: achromocyte. a …   Medical dictionary

• achromacyte — SYN: achromocyte. * * * achro·ma·cyte ( )ā krō mə .sīt n a decolorized red blood cell …   Medical dictionary

• achromatocyte — SYN: achromocyte. * * * achro·mato·cyte .ā krō mat ə .sīt, .ak rō ; ( )ā krō mət , ak rō n ACHROMACYTE …   Medical dictionary

• ghost cell — 1. a keratinized anucleate cell with an unstained, shadowy center where the nucleus had been. Called also shadow c. 2. a degenerating or fragmented erythrocyte with no hemoglobin; cf. achromocyte. Called also erythroclast and shadow c …   Medical dictionary

• pessary cell — a hypochromic erythrocyte with the hemoglobin in a narrow circumferential rim; cf. achromocyte. Called also pessary corpuscle …   Medical dictionary