poikilocyte

English

Etymology

From poikilo- +‎ -cyte.

Noun

poikilocyte (plural poikilocytes)

1. (physiology) An irregularly-shaped red blood cell.

Derived terms

• poikilocytosis

 

References

• “poikilocyte”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.