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schistocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
schis-to-cyte
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A jagged red blood cell fragment without central pallor, consequent to passage through small vessels with microthrombi, leaky prosthetic heart valves etc.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “I split”) + κύτος (kútos, “vessel, jar”).

Inflected Forms

schistocytes (plural)

Derived Forms

schistocytic schistocytosis

Synonyms

schizocyte helmet cell

Questions

What does schistocyte mean?
A jagged red blood cell fragment without central pallor, consequent to passage through small vessels with microthrombi, leaky prosthetic heart valves etc.
Where does schistocyte come from?
From Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “I split”) + κύτος (kútos, “vessel, jar”).

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