Term
| Acanthocytes [burr cells] |
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Definition
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| Anisocytosis [RBCs of varying sizes] |
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Definition
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Definition
| Lead poisoning [plumbism] |
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Term
| Depranocytosis [sickle-shaped cells] |
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Definition
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Term
| Howell-Jolly bodies [nucleated RBCs] |
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Definition
| Sickle Cell Disease or postsplenectomy |
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Term
| Poikilocytosis [RBCs of varying shapes] |
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Definition
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Term
| Rouleaux formation [RBCs stacked like coins] |
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Definition
| Multiple myeloma, infections, diabetes mellitus |
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Term
| Spherocytes [RBCs that are like golf balls] |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
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Term
| Increased osmotic fragility |
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Definition
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Term
| Decreased osmotic fragility |
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Definition
| Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia |
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