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Acanthocyte

Acanthocyte (from the Greek word ἄκανθα acantha, meaning 'thorn'), in biology and medicine, refers to an abnormal form of red blood cell that has a spiked cell membrane, due to thorny projections. A similar term is spur cells. Often they may be confused with echinocytes or schistocytes.

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Acanthocyte

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Edges34
Triples32
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
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Acanthocyte

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related to Pathophysiology · 9
Acanthocyte → A-II, Acanthocytes, Alteration, Alterations, In, McLeod, RBC, RBCs, This
related to External links · 6
Acanthocyte → Medicine Medical Subject Headings, MeSH, National Library, Presented, University, VirginiaAcanthocytes
related to Usage · 5
Acanthocyte → Acanthocytosis, Bassen-Kornzweig, MTTP, Spur, This
related to Differential diagnoses · 3
Acanthocyte → Acanthocyte-like, Acanthocytosis, The

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neuroacanthocytosisinstance ofand several inherited neurological and other disorders0.80text
anorexia nervosainstance ofand several inherited neurological and other disorders0.80text
infantile pyknocytosisinstance ofand several inherited neurological and other disorders0.80text
hypothyroidisminstance ofand several inherited neurological and other disorders0.80text
idiopathic neonatal hepatitisinstance ofand several inherited neurological and other disorders0.80text
alcoholisminstance ofand several inherited neurological and other disorders0.80text
congestive splenomegalyinstance ofand several inherited neurological and other disorders0.80text
Zieve syndromeinstance ofand several inherited neurological and other disorders0.80text
and chronic granulomatous diseaseinstance ofand several inherited neurological and other disorders0.80text
Acanthocyterelated to Differential diagnosesThe0.60section
Acanthocyterelated to Differential diagnosesAcanthocytosis0.60section
Acanthocyterelated to Differential diagnosesAcanthocyte-like0.60section

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