Achromacyte

/ˌeɪ.krəʊ.məˈsaɪt/

/ˌeɪ.kroʊ.məˈsaɪt/

Translation of "achromacyte" into Russian

Noun

/ˌeɪ.krəʊ.məˈsaɪt/

/ˌeɪ.kroʊ.məˈsaɪt/

achromacyte

achromacytes pl

ахромацит

The scientist studied the achromacyte under the microscope.

Учёный изучал ахромацит под микроскопом.

Noun

/ˌeɪ.krəʊ.məˈsaɪt/

/ˌeɪ.kroʊ.məˈsaɪt/

A colourless blood cell that does not take up standard histological stains, especially a white blood cell (leukocyte).

Under differential staining, the achromacyte remained unstained while the erythrocytes showed vivid colour.

Any cell, such as a red blood cell that has lost its haemoglobin, which appears without colour when viewed microscopically.

Iron-deficiency anaemia can produce achromacytes that look like ghost cells on a smear.