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• Spherocytic anemia

  spherocytic anemia n. See hereditary spherocytosis.

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  spherocytosis spher·o·cy·to·sis (sfēr’ō-sī-tō’sĭs, sfěr’-) n. The presence of spherocytes in the blood.

• Spheroid

  noun 1. a solid geometrical figure similar in shape to a sphere, as an ellipsoid. adjective 2. spheroidal. noun 1. (maths) another name for ellipsoid of revolution adjective 2. shaped like but not exactly a sphere spheroid spher·oid (sfēr’oid’, sfěr’-) or sphe·roi·dal (sfĭ-roid’l) adj. Having a generally spherical shape. spher’oid’ n. spheroid (sfîr’oid’) A three-dimensional […]

• Spheroidal

  adjective 1. pertaining to a spheroid or spheroids. 2. shaped like a spheroid; approximately spherical. adjective 1. shaped like an ellipsoid of revolution; approximately spherical 2. of or relating to an ellipsoid of revolution

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