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BICONCAVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does biconcave mean?
• BICONCAVE (adjective)
The adjective BICONCAVE has 1 sense:
1. concave on both sides
Familiarity information: BICONCAVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Concave on both sides
Synonyms:
biconcave; concavo-concave
Similar:
concave (curving inward)
Context examples
Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing hemoglobin whose function is to transport oxygen.
(Murine Erythrocytes, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Cell specialized for oxygen transport, having a high concentration of hemoglobin in the cytoplasm and little else; biconcave, anucleate discs, 7nm diameter in mammals.
(Erythrocyte, NCI Thesaurus)
Elliptocytosis, also known as ovalocytosis, is an inherited blood disorder in which an abnormally large number of the patient's erythrocytes (i.e. red blood cells) are elliptical rather than the typical biconcave disc shape.
(Elliptocytosis, NICHD)
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