Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acanthocyte

/əˈkæn.θoʊˌsaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: acan-tho-cyte
IPA: /əˈkæn.θoʊˌsaɪt/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pathological, irregularly spiked red blood cell without central pallor.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + κύτος (kútos, “cell”)

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἄκανθα

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈkæn.θoʊˌsaɪt/

Inflected Forms

acanthocytes (plural)

Derived Forms

acanthocytic acanthocytosis

Synonyms

spur cell

Questions

How do you pronounce acanthocyte?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkæn.θoʊˌsaɪt/.
What does acanthocyte mean?: A pathological, irregularly spiked red blood cell without central pallor.
Where does acanthocyte come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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