Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eryptosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eryp-to-sis
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

phagocytosis of aging erythrocytes, triggered by changes in their plasma membranes, thus removing old and defective cells and continually purging the blood

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This ability may protect the erythrocytes from the eryptosis elicited by osmotic shock when they move in the kidney, where a large gradient of urea is required for the urine concentrating mechanism."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does eryptosis mean?: phagocytosis of aging erythrocytes, triggered by changes in their plasma membranes, thus removing old and defective cells and continually purging the blood

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