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drepanocyte

SYN: sickle cell. [G. drepane, sickle, + kytos, a hollow (cell)]

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drep·a·no·cyte 'drep-ə-nə-.sīt n SICKLE CELL (1)

drep·a·no·cyt·ic .drep-ə-nə-'sit-ik adj

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n. see sickle-cell disease.

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drep·a·no·cyte (drepґə-no-sīt) [Gr. drepanē sickle + -cyte] sickle cell.

Medical dictionary. 2011.