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poikilocytosis /poi·ki·lo·cy·to·sis/ (-si-to´sis) presence in the blood of erythrocytes showing abnormal variation in shape.
poikilocytosis [poi′kilō′sītō′sis] Etymology: Gk, poikilos, variation, kytos, cell, osis, condition an abnormal degree of variation in the shape of the erythrocytes in the blood. Compare anisocytosis, macrocytosis, microcytosis. poikilocytosis [poi″kĭ-lo-si-to´sis] the presence of poikilocytes in the blood.
poikilocytosis (poi´kilōsītō´sis), n the presence in the blood of irregularly shaped red blood cells.
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