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anisocytosis

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anisocytosis [¦a‚nis·ə‚sī′tō·səs]
(medicine)
A condition in which the erythrocytes show a considerable variation in size due to excessive quantities of hemoglobin.


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The blood film shows hypochromic microcytic red cells with varying degrees of anisocytosis and poikilocytosis, together with target cells and polychromasia.
Peripheral blood smear showed 80% polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PNL), 20% lymphocyte, erythrocytes were hypochrome and demonstrating microcytosis, poikilocytosis and anisocytosis.
Although the white blood cell count of 9500 cells/[micro]l was within reference ranges, abnormal hematologic results included the following: lymphocytes, 14% (reference range, 25%-45%); monocytes, 12% (reference range, 0%-2%); 2+ polychromasia; and a 1-2+ anisocytosis.
 
 
 
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