Ability of ERYTHROCYTES to change shape as they pass through narrow spaces, such as the microvasculature.

Annotation

note category: do not confuse with ERYTHROCYTES, ABNORMAL: deformability is a normal desirable characteristic of erythrocytes; coord with disease /blood, not /physiopathol

DUI

D004907 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0007699

Previous indexing

Erythrocytes (1966-1984); Erythrocytes, Abnormal (1968-1984)

History note

85

Public note

85