pyropoikilocytosis means A form of hemolytic anemia characterized by an abnormal sensitivity of red blood cells to heat and erythrocyte morphology similar to that seen in thermal burns. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From pyro- + poikilocyte + -osis.
noun
- A form of hemolytic anemia characterized by an abnormal sensitivity of red blood cells to heat and erythrocyte morphology similar to that seen in thermal burns.