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elliptocyte


An elliptical red blood corpuscle found normally in the lower vertebrates with the exception of Cyclostomata; in mammals it occurs normally only among the camels (family Camelidae), hence cameloid cell.

Synonym: cameloid cell, ovalocyte.

Origin: G. Elleipsis, a leaving out, an ellipse, + kytos, cell