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spherocytosis
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A hereditary or acquired blood disorder characterized by the presence of smaller than normal, sphere-shaped erythrocytes. It results in hemolytic anemia and splenomegaly.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The presence of erythrocytes that are sphere-shaped.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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