RBC Anomalies

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Across
  1. 4. refers to erythrocytes with normal amount of hemoglobin
  2. 6. elongated or slit-like area of central pallor
  3. 8. Pocket book roll
  4. 11. ovalocytes
  5. 12. Condition where in the red cells appear pale
  6. 15. cells with bull’s eye appearance
  7. 16. red cells vary in size
  8. 18. RBC with few irregularly spaced projections of varying length
  9. 19. MCV less than 80 fl
  10. 20. abnormal aggregation of HbS
Down
  1. 1. Spectrin Deficiency
  2. 2. abnormal maturation squeezing and fragmentation during splenic passage
  3. 3. G6P def. resulting to accumulation of Heinz bodies
  4. 5. red cells exhibit variation in shape
  5. 7. mcv > 100 FL
  6. 9. erythrocytes wherein the central light area of the cell is larger and paler
  7. 10. cells which have an increased hb content and central light area is smaller
  8. 13. red cell are stained with various shades of blue with tinges of pink
  9. 14. Cell fragmentation due to trauma
  10. 17. cell with irregularly spaced blunt processes