Medical Dictionary
acanthocyte
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noun
acan·tho·cyte
\ə-ˈkan(t)-thə-ˌsīt\
Medical Definition of acanthocyte
: an abnormal red blood cell having several unevenly spaced and variously shaped cytoplasmic projections with blunt tips The presence of acanthocytes implies advanced liver disease and carries a worse prognosis.—Bruce R. Bacon et al., Comprehensive Clinical Hepatology, 2006—called also spur cell
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