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Mexican hat cell (medicine)


Mexican hat cell -->
target cell


An erythrocyte in target cell anaemia, with a dark centre surrounded by a light band that again is encircled by a darker ring; it thus resembles a shooting target; such cell's also appear after splenectomy.

A cell lysed by cytotoxic T lymphocytes, as in graft rejection.

Synonym: Mexican hat cell.