See Also: microspherocytosis(medicine)

cryogenics (oh) and microspherocytosis (medicine)


cryogenics (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: cryogen 'substance producing low temperatures' (19-21 centuries), from Greek kryo- (from kryos 'very cold') + English -gen 'producing' (from Greek -genes 'born')]
the scientific study of very low temperatures
-- cryogenic adj

microspherocytosis (medicine)


microspherocytosis


A condition of the blood seen in haemolytic icterus in which small spherocytes are predominant; the red blood cells are smaller and more globular than normal.