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spur cell
noun
Medical Definition of spur cell
: acanthocyte Spur cells (acanthocytes), most often found in advanced alcoholic cirrhosis, reflect a still greater increase in membrane cholesterol.—Paul D. Berk, in Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 22nd edition, 2004
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