National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Elliptocytosis

Synonyms

Elliptocytosis

Definitions

A peripheral blood finding in which a large number of erythrocytes are shaped in an elliptical form.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3004

ALT_DEFINITION

Elliptocytosis, also known as ovalocytosis, is an inherited blood disorder in which an abnormally large number of the patient's erythrocytes (i.e. red blood cells) are elliptical rather than the typical biconcave disc shape. It is one of many red-cell membrane defects. In its severe forms, this disorder predisposes to hemolytic anemia.

code

C3004

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C99147

Contributing_Source

NICHD

DEFINITION

A peripheral blood finding in which a large number of erythrocytes are shaped in an elliptical form.

FULL_SYN

Elliptocytosis

label

Elliptocytosis

Legacy Concept Name

Elliptocytosis

Preferred_Name

Elliptocytosis

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C3004

Semantic_Type

Laboratory or Test Result

UMLS_CUI

C0427480

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C35877

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