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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