A hemoglobin-depleted erythrocyte that has also lost most, if not all, of its internal proteins.
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ghost 'gōst n a structure (as a cell or tissue) that does not stain normally because of degenerative changes specif a red blood cell that has lost its hemoglobin
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(gōst) a faint or shadowy figure, lacking the customary substance of reality.Medical dictionary. 2011.