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Definition of poikilocytosis in English:

poikilocytosis

(also poecilocytosis)

Pronunciation /ˌpɔɪkɪlə(ʊ)sʌɪˈtəʊsɪs/

noun

Medicine

  • The presence of red blood cells of variable shape in the blood, characteristically seen in anaemias; the formation of poikilocytes.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Austin Flint (1812–1886). From poikilo- + -cytosis, after German Poikilocytose.