Encyclopedia: Crenation
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Crenation is the contraction or formation of abnormal notchings around the edges of a cell after exposure to a hypertonic solution, due to the loss of water through osmosis. The word is from the Latin...
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A rounded projection, as on the margin of a shell. 2. The condition or state of being crenate. 3. A process resulting from osmosis in which red blood cells,
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Slow drying of the smear and aging of blood in the tube are the most common causes of artifactual crenation. Older red cells, whether aged in circulation or in the tube, are more prone to undergo the discocyte-echinocyte transformation than younger red cells.
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cre·na·tion (krĭ-nāˈshən). noun. The condition or state of being crenate. A process resulting from osmosis in which red blood cells, in a hypertonic...
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noun. the condition of being crenate; a crenate formation; specif.,. a crenature (sense ); the shrunken, notched appearance of a red blood cell,
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about crenation. crenation. Information about crenation in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. (redirected from crenation)
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Biology Question: What Does Crenation Mean? The contraction of cells inside the animals in a hypertonic solution is known as Crenation. This Crenation takes...
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crenation n. A rounded projection, as on the margin of a shell. The condition or state of being crenate.
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Hemolysis - Overview, Hemolysis is the breakdown of red blood cells.See also: Hemolytic anemia Definition of Hemolysis: Hemolysis is the breakdown of red blood cells.
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