A rare recessive disorder manifested by severe haemolysis, marked poikilocytosis, and a characteristic sensitivity of the red cells to heat-induced fragmentation in vitro; apparently due to a defect in spectrin self-association. ... Synonym: hereditary pyropoikilocytosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: pī′rō-pōy-ki′lō-si-tō-sis Definitions: 1. A rare recessive disorder manifested by severe hemolysis, marked poikilocytosis, and a characteristic sensitivity of the red cells to heat-induced fragmentation in vitro; apparently due to a defect in spectrin self-association. Synonyms: heredit...
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