erythrocyte ghost

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• erythrocyte ghost — The membrane and cytoskeletal elements of the erythrocyte devoid of cytoplasmic contents, but preserving the original morphology …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• ghost — A hemoglobin depleted erythrocyte that has also lost most, if not all, of its internal proteins. * * * ghost gōst n a structure (as a cell or tissue) that does not stain normally because of degenerative changes specif a red blood cell that has… …   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

• Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… …   Medical dictionary

• 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

• Glaucoma — An eye condition in which the fluid pressure inside the eyes rises because of slowed fluid drainage from the eye. Untreated, it may damage the optic nerve and other parts of the eye, causing vision loss or even blindness. Two million Americans… …   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

• hemighost — hemi·ghost (hemґe gōst) an abnormal erythrocyte seen in anemia …   Medical dictionary

• body — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. torso (See body); solid, mass; group, assemblage; substance, bulk; main part. See whole, party. II Physical structure Nouns 1. body, anatomy, torso; carcass, cadaver, corpse, remains (See …   English dictionary for students