Medical Definition of Ponfick's shadow

1. A hypochromic, crescent-shaped erythrocyte, probably resulting from artifactual rupture of a red cell with loss of haemoglobin. Synonym: achromacyte, achromatocyte, ghost corpuscle, phantom corpuscle, Ponfick's shadow, shadow corpuscle, shadow, Traube's corpuscle. Origin: G. A-priv. + chroma, colour, + kytos, hollow (cell) (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ponfick's Shadow

pondweeds
pondweed family
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Ponfick
Ponfick's shadow
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Pongamia
Pongamia glabra
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pongidae
Pongidae
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