spherocytosis

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spherocyte +‎ -osis

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spherocytosis (usually uncountable, plural spherocytoses)

  1. (pathology) A medical condition in which the red blood cells are globular spheres, rather than having the normal biconvex shape, and are therefore more prone to physical degradation, leading to hemolytic anemia

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