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Erythrocytes, Abnormal MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Erythrocytes, Abnormal
Tree Number(s)
A11.118.290.330
A11.443.240.330
A15.145.229.334.330
Unique ID
D004913
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004913
Annotation
abnormal size & shape; do not equate with ERYTHROCYTES / pathol; do not confuse with ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY, a normal characteristic of erythrocytes; coordinate with disease / blood, not / compl
Scope Note
Oxygen-carrying RED BLOOD CELLS in mammalian blood that are abnormal in structure or function.
Entry Version
ERYTHROCYTES ABNORM
Entry Term(s)
Abnormal Erythrocytes
NLM Classification #
WH 150
Previous Indexing
Erythrocytes (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note
68
History Note
68
Date Introduced
1968/01/01
Last Updated
2015/06/16
Erythrocytes, Abnormal Preferred
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