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acanthocyte (ә-kanĀ“tho-sīt) a erythrocyte with small spikes on the surface, of normal or slightly reduced size, seen in congenital abetalipoproteinemia, cirrhosis, hemolytic anemia, hepatitis of the newborn, vitamin E deficiency, and hypercholesterolemia. Called also spur cell.
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