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DictionarySeeelliptocyteovalocyte
elliptocyte [e-lip´to-sīt] an abnormal oval or elliptical erythrocyte, as seen in elliptocytosis. Called also ovalocyte.el·lip·to·cyte (ē-lip'tō-sīt) An elliptic red blood corpuscle found normally in the lower vertebrates with the exception of Cyclostomata; in mammals it normally occurs only in camels, hence cameloid cell.
Synonym(s): ovalocyte. [G. elleipsis, a leaving out, an ellipse, + kytos, cell]ovalocyte (ō′văl-ō-sīt″) [″ + Gr. kytos, cell] An elliptical red blood corpuscle. |