bite cell

Noun

 * 1)  An abnormally-shaped red blood cell with one or more semicircular portions removed from the cell margin, resulting from the removal of denatured hemoglobin by macrophages in the spleen.

Synonyms

 * degmacyte

Hypernyms

 * poikilocytosis

Coordinate terms

 * Heinz body
 * schistocyte
 * blister cell

Translations

 * German: Degmazyt
 * Spanish: degmacito