Biology
- Spherocytosis
Term: spherocytosis Literally meaning: ?state of spherical cells? Origin: Anc Greek??????/sphera(=sphere, ball)+????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container)+(-????)/(-osis...
- Schizocyte
Term: schizocyte Literally meaning: ?split cell ? Origin: Anc Greek?????/schiso(=slash, divide) +????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container) Coined/History(?)DefinitionSchizocyte...
- Pancytopenia
Term: pancytopenia Literally meaning: ?shortage of all cells? Origin: Anc Greek???-/pan-(=all)+????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container) + ?????/penia(=poverty, lack, povert) Coined/History(?)...
- Plasmacyte
Term: plasmacyteLiterally meaning: ?plasma cell?Origin: Anc Greek?????? (noun)/plasma (=something formed or molded, an idol)> ??????/plasso(=create, form, mold).+????-/cyto- (=combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box,...
- Erythrocyte
Term: erythrocyte, erytro+cyte Origin: Anc Greek???????/erythros(=red) +cyte(=compining form for ?cell? derived from anc Greek word ??????/cytion(=box, container)Coined(?)Erythrocytes are cells that observed first during the last half of the 17th...
Biology
acanthocyte
Term: acanthocyte
Literally meaning: ?thorny cell?
Origin: Anc Greek
??????/acantha(=thorn, sharp spiny structure)
+????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container)
Coined/History
The term ?acantosytosis? was itself coined in 1950 by Bassen in order to decsribe the dysmorphic erythrocytes seen in the Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome of fat malabsorption. Acantocytes in the setting of neurological disorders was first reported by Rovino and Pirone in 1963.
Sourse
Khalid Al-Shali and Robert A. Hegele ?Acantocytes and Disorders of Lipoprotein Metabolism? Neuroacnthocytosis syndromes, 2005, part 2.
Definition
Acanthocyte is a type of red blood cell that is characterised by its thorny appearance caused by proplasmic projections. Acantocytes are seen in abetalipoproteinemia cirrhosis and other conditions.Up to 3% acanthocytes in the peripheral blood smear may be considered normal.
- Spherocytosis
Term: spherocytosis Literally meaning: ?state of spherical cells? Origin: Anc Greek??????/sphera(=sphere, ball)+????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container)+(-????)/(-osis...
- Schizocyte
Term: schizocyte Literally meaning: ?split cell ? Origin: Anc Greek?????/schiso(=slash, divide) +????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container) Coined/History(?)DefinitionSchizocyte...
- Pancytopenia
Term: pancytopenia Literally meaning: ?shortage of all cells? Origin: Anc Greek???-/pan-(=all)+????-/cyto- (=-cyte combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box, container) + ?????/penia(=poverty, lack, povert) Coined/History(?)...
- Plasmacyte
Term: plasmacyteLiterally meaning: ?plasma cell?Origin: Anc Greek?????? (noun)/plasma (=something formed or molded, an idol)> ??????/plasso(=create, form, mold).+????-/cyto- (=combining form meaning ?cell? derived from anc Greek ??????/kytion/cytion=box,...
- Erythrocyte
Term: erythrocyte, erytro+cyte Origin: Anc Greek???????/erythros(=red) +cyte(=compining form for ?cell? derived from anc Greek word ??????/cytion(=box, container)Coined(?)Erythrocytes are cells that observed first during the last half of the 17th...