microspherocyte

microspherocyte

 [mi″kro-sfēr´o-sīt] an erythrocyte whose diameter is less than normal, but whose thickness is increased.

microspherocyte

A small (< 4 µm), round red cell seen in a background of excess blood loss, severe burns, haemoglobin C, myelofibrosis and pernicious anaemia, some of which corresponds to rounded fragments of red cells.