pyknocytosis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pyknocyte +‎ -osis

Noun[edit]

pyknocytosis (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) The presence of pyknocytes in the blood.
    • 2015 May 8, Mohamad El Nabouch et al., “Infantile pyknocytosis, a rare cause of hemolytic anemia in newborns: report of two cases in twin girls and literature overview”, in Clinical Case Reports[1], volume 3, →DOI:
      The management of infantile pyknocytosis consists of phototherapy for jaundice and correction of anemia by packed red blood cells transfusion.