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1. Alphabetical list of red cell names

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1. Terms applied to groups of red cells

2. Circulating erythrocytes from early stages of maturation

Nucleated erythrocytes
Polychromatic cells

3. Erythrocytes with altered size or haemoglobin content

Macrocytes
Hypochromic microcytes

4. Abnormal shapes with irregular or sharp-ended form

Sickle cells (drepanocytes)

Teardrop cells (dacrocytes)

SC poikilocytes

Irregularly contracted cells

Boat-shaped cells

5. Abnormal shapes but with rounded and regular form

Elliptocytes

Spherocytes

Microspherocytes

Ovalocytes

Pencil cell

6. Cells with abnormal haemoglobin distribution on fixed film

Target cells

Stomatocytes

Hemighosts

Haemoglobin crystals

7. Spiculated erythrocyte types

Keratocyte

Acanthocyte

Echinocyte

Fragmented cells (schistocytes)

8. Erythrocytes with inclusion bodies

Basophilic stippling

Howell Jolly Body

Pappenheimer Body

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