achromocyte

achromocyte definition - medical

a·chro·mo·cyte or a·chro·ma·cyte (ā-krōˈmə-sītˌ, ə-krōˈ-) or a·chro·mat·o·cyte (āˌkrō-mătˈə-sītˌ, ăkˌrō-, ā-krōˈmə-tə-, ə-krōˈ-)

noun
A decolorized crescent-shaped red blood cell. Also called ghost corpuscle, phantom corpuscle.

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