Box 26-1
Red blood Cell Morphology
size (cell size)
Variation in red blood cell (RBC) sizes (anisocytosis)
Normocytes (normal cell size)
Microcytes (smaller than normal call size)
Macrocytes (larger than normal cell size)
SHAPE (CELL SHAPE)
Variation in RBC shapes (poikilocytosis)
Spherocytes (globular cell)
Drepanocytes (sickle-shaped cell)
Numerous other irregularly shaped cells
COLOR (CELL STAINING CHARACTERISTICS)
Variation in hemoglobin concentration in the RBC
Normochromic (sufficient or normal amoount of hemoglobin per RBC )
Hypochromic (reduced amount of hemoglobin per RBC)
Hyperchromic (increased amount of hemoglobin per RBC)