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disease > genetic disease > hereditary disease > hereditary elliptocytosis

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hereditary elliptocytosis  

Definition

  • Hereditary elliptocytosis, also known as ovalocytosis, is an inherited blood disorder in which an abnormally large number of the person's red blood cells are elliptical rather than the typical biconcave disc shape. (Wikipedia)

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