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Term:abnormal erythrocyte morphology
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Accession:MP:0002447 term browser browse the term     term annotations  view annotations
Definition:any structural anomaly of a mature red blood cell, an ennucleate biconcave disk about 7 micrometers in diameter that contains hemoglobin confined within a lipid membrane; it is the major cellular element of the circulating blood and transports oxygen as its principal function
Synonyms:exact_synonym: abnormal erythrocyte;   abnormal red blood cell;   abnormal red blood cell morphology;   abnormal red corpuscle morphology;   erythrocyte abnormalities;   red blood cell abnormalities
 narrow_synonym: abnormal definitive erythrocyte
 alt_id: MP:0002124
 xref: MGI:2173584