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Acanthocyte is a form of red blood cell that has a spiked cell membrane, due to abnormal thorny projections.
Acanthocyte may also refer to:
- Acanthocyte (mycology), stellate cells found on the hyphae of fungi of the genus Stropharia
See also
edit- Neuroacanthocytosis, neurological conditions in which the blood contains acanthocytes
- Acanthosis, thickening of the skin not connected to acanthocytes
- Acanthoctenus, a genus of spiders