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(poi′kĭ-lō̍-sīt)

Noun.

[Gr.

ποικίλοσ

diversified, changeable +

κύτοσ

hollow vessel.]

(Physiol.)

An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of profound anæmia, probably a degenerated red blood corpuscle.

poikilocyte ‎(plural poikilocytes)

(physiology) An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of profound anaemia, probably a degenerated red blood corpuscle.