Synonym: sickle cell. ... Origin: G. Meniskos, a crescent, + kytos, a hollow (cell) ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: mĕ-nis′kō-sīt Synonyms: sickle cell
meniscocyte A sickle-shaped erythrocyte (a non-nucleated and agranular mature cell of vertebrate blood whose oxygen-carrying pigment, hemoglobin, is responsible for the red color of fresh blood).