RBC morphology

1. a blister-like or stem-like protrusion from rbc membrane
4. general term for variation in cell shape
6. evenly spiky appearance to the cell, like an echidna
8. has uneven projections from margins of rbc
9. official name of what is most commonly called an 'nRBC'
10. don't confuse this regenerative change with a christmas song
13. type of parasite that attaches to outside of rbc and looks like chains of dots or rods
16. oxidative damage causes a clump of denatured hemoglobin to attach to outside of rbc membrane
17. an immature RBC once it has lost all nuclear content but is still hyperchromic and macrocytic
18. small, round, dense RBC after macrophages of own body try to attack itschistocyte cell fragment from excessive fibrin strands in vasculature
19. a target cell

2. stark contrast between outer disc and inner pallor, like a cheerio
3. mouth-like shape to central pallor
5. generally any spiny projections from rbc but if all cells in a field are affected this is artefact
7. oxidative damage causes central pallor to fuse to one side of membrane
11. general term for a cell with extra membrane
12. tear-drop shaped rbc
14. name for the larvae of dirofilaria immitis
15. general term for variation in cell size