SINCE 1828
elliptocytosis
noun
el·lip·to·cy·to·sis
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plural elliptocytoses\ -ˌsēz
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Medical Definition of elliptocytosis
: a human hereditary trait manifested by the presence in the blood of red blood cells which are oval in shape with rounded ends
— called also ovalocytosis
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