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With respect to adipose tissue or adipocytes
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migration towards adipose tissue
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(hematology) red blood cell containing a peripherally located vacuole, a precursor of bite cells; often seen with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency.
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(hematology, cytology) Any of the cells normally found in blood, namely erythrocytes and leukocytes, sometimes including the platelets.
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A red blood cell with the appearance of a shooting target with a bullseye.
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Alternative spelling of cytopenia [(cytology) A reduction in the number of blood cells for any of several reasons.]
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(medicine) Impaired myelopoiesis; defective production of the blood cells.
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A medical condition characterised by the excess production of red blood cells
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Small particles of lipids formed by fragmentation of the stroma of erythrocytes. They are ingested by phagocytes within the blood.
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Alternative form of hemosiderophage [Any siderophage found in blood]
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Alternative form of hemotoxin [(chiefly cytology) Any toxin that destroys red blood cells]
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Alternative spelling of hemozoin [A disposal product formed from the digestion of blood by certain parasites.]
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(chiefly cytology) Any toxin that destroys red blood cells
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A form of hemolytic anemia caused by the presence of erythrocyte antibodies
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A form of erythrocyte present in the blood of people with thalassemia
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Any dye that has a leuco form.
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hematocrit of lymphocytes
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(pathology) The induction and development of leukemia in bone marrow.
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Alternative form of leucoagglutinin [(biochemistry) An antigenic glycoprotein that causes agglutination of white blood cells]
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(hematology, cytology, immunology) Any of a class of blood cells that play various roles in cell-mediated immunity.
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Alternative form of lymphocytopenia [(pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood]
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Alternative form of megakaryocyte [(anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets.]
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an unusually small red blood cell found in some forms of anemia
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(pathology) Any of various conditions characterized by the faulty or inadequate production of bone marrow or blood cells
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(hematology, cytology) A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.
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(physiology) An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of profound anaemia, probably a degenerated red blood corpuscle.
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(medicine, obsolete) The presence of cells with multiple nuclei, especially in the blood.
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(hematology) A portion of a megakaryocyte which is broken off to form a platelet.
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(uncountable, medicine) Initialism of polycythemia vera. [A neoplasm of bone marrow in which too many red blood cells are produced, usually along with white blood cells and platelets.]
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(cytology) An erythrocyte (red blood cell).
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(medicine) An abnormal decrease of reticulocytes in the body.
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A jagged red blood cell fragment without central pallor, consequent to passage through small vessels with microthrombi, leaky prosthetic heart valves etc.
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(cytology) An abnormal erythrocyte (red blood cell) that has a crescent shape, characteristic of sickle-cell anemia.
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(Britain) A disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells.
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(pathology) infection by a material (typically a bacterium) that produces toxins
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