acanthocytosis
/əˌkanθə(ʊ)sʌɪˈtəʊsɪs/Medicine
noun
A medical condition characterized by the presence of acanthocytes; specifically abetalipoproteinemia.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Lancet. From acanthocyte + -osis, after French acanthocytose.
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