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Howell-Jolly bodies

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Howell-Jolly bodies [′hau̇·əl ′jäl·ē ‚bäd·ēz]
(pathology)
Small, round basophilic inclusions of nuclear material in erythrocytes of splenectomized persons.


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The instrument would not detect any red-cell inclusions, such as Howell-Jolly bodies, basophilic stippling, and Pappenheimer bodies.
The abnormally high number of Howell-Jolly bodies in our patient was indicative of altered splenic function.
The sister's CBC showed the presence of rare spherocytes and Howell-Jolly bodies.
 
 
 
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