Poikilocyte

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Poikilocyte \Poi"ki*lo*cyte\ (poi"k[i^]*l[-o]*s[imac]t), n. [Gr.
     poiki`los diversified, changeable + ky`tos hollow vessel.]
     (Physiol.)
     An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of
     profound an[ae]mia, probably a degenerated red blood
     corpuscle.


     [1913 Webster] Poikilothermal