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Meaning of "poikilocyte" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POIKILOCYTE

From Greek poikilos various + -cyte.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POIKILOCYTE

poikilocyte  [ˈpɔɪkɪləʊˌsaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POIKILOCYTE

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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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Poikilocyte is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POIKILOCYTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

poikilocyte

Poikilocytosis

Poikilocytosis refers to the presence of poikilocytes in the blood. Poikilocytes are abnormally shaped red blood cells as seen on a blood film in humans and many wild and domestic species of animals, though they are common in some clinically normal small ruminants, particularly goats. Normal red blood cells are round, flattened disks that are thinner in the middle than at the edges. A poikilocyte is an abnormally shaped cell. Generally, poikilocytosis can refer to an increase in abnormal red blood cells of any shape where they make up 10% or more of the total population.

Definition of poikilocyte in the English dictionary

The definition of poikilocyte in the dictionary is an abnormally shaped red blood cell.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POIKILOCYTE


adipocyte
ˈædɪpəʊˌsaɪt
astrocyte
ˈæstrəʊˌsaɪt
coenocyte
ˈsiːnəʊˌsaɪt
erythrocyte
ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌsaɪt
gametocyte
ɡəˈmiːtəʊˌsaɪt
gonocyte
ˈɡɒnəʊˌsaɪt
haemocyte
ˈhiːməʊˌsaɪt
hemocyte
ˈhiːməʊˌsaɪt
iridocyte
ˈɪrɪdəʊˌsaɪt
lymphocyte
ˈlɪmfəʊˌsaɪt
macrocyte
ˈmækrəʊˌsaɪt
meiocyte
ˈmaɪəʊˌsaɪt
melanocyte
ˈmɛlənəʊˌsaɪt
microcyte
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsaɪt
microgametocyte
ˌmaɪkrəʊɡəˈmiːtəʊˌsaɪt
microsite
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌsaɪt
monocyte
ˈmɒnəʊˌsaɪt
myelocyte
ˈmaɪələʊˌsaɪt
osteocyte
ˈɒstɪəʊˌsaɪt
spermatocyte
ˈspɜːmətəʊˌsaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POIKILOCYTE

poi
poi dance
poignance
poignancy
poignant
poignantly
poikilitic
poikilotherm
poikilothermal
poikilothermic
poikilothermism
poikilothermy
poilu
poinciana
poind
poinder
poinsettia
point
point after

WORDS THAT END LIKE POIKILOCYTE

amebocyte
amoebocyte
athrocyte
auxocyte
B-lymphocyte
fibrocyte
granulocyte
hepatocyte
histiocyte
leucocyte
leukocyte
lipocyte
megakaryocyte
myxocyte
oligodendrocyte
oocyte
phagocyte
reticulocyte
T-lymphocyte
thrombocyte
thymocyte

Synonyms and antonyms of poikilocyte in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «poikilocyte» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POIKILOCYTE

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The translations of poikilocyte from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poikilocyte» in English.

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poikilocyte
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poikilocyte
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poikilocyte
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Translator English - Hindi

poikilocyte
380 millions of speakers
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كرية بكيلة
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poikilocyte
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poikilocyte
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poikilocyte
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poikilocyte
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Poikilocyte
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poikilocyte
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Translator English - Japanese

poikilocyte
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poikilocyte
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Translator English - Javanese

Poikilocyte
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

poikilocyte
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

poikilocyte
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोइकोलोस्मिथ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

poikilocyte
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poichilociti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poikilocyte
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

poikilocyte
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poikilocyte
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

poikilocyte
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

poikilocyte
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

poikilocyte
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

poikilocyte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poikilocyte

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POIKILOCYTE»

The term «poikilocyte» is barely ever used and occupies the 201.440 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POIKILOCYTE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poikilocyte

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POIKILOCYTE»

Discover the use of poikilocyte in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poikilocyte and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Black's Veterinary Dictionary
Poikilocyte. Poikilocyte is a malformed red blood cell found in the blood in various types of anaemia. Poikilothermic. 'Cold-blooded'. The rate of metabolism of such an animal varies with its environmental temperature. Pointer. A medium- sized ...
Edward Boden, 2001
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A Beginner's Guide to Blood Cells
Spherocyte Microspherocyte Irregularly contracted cell Elliptocyte Ovalocyte Dacrocyte (tear-drop poikilocyte) Target cell Stomatocyte Keratocyte Schistocyte ( red cell fragment) Echinocyte (crenated cell) Acanthocyte Sickle cell Boat-shaped  ...
Barbara J. Bain, 2008
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Hematopathology
PATHOLOGIC FEATURES The characteristic poikilocyte seen in G6PD deficiency, and in other uncommon forms of oxidant-induced hemolysis, is the bite cell. Bite cells are characterized by peripheral defects in the RBC contour that resemble ...
Eric D. Hsi, 2012
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Fundamentals of Veterinary Clinical Pathology
Sideroblastic anemias occurring in association with other diseases in dogs may be microcytic (see Other Erythrocyte Disorders, sect. X).28 VII. Abnormal erythrocyte shape (Table 3.7) A. A poikilocyte is any erythrocyte with an abnormal shape, ...
Steven L. Stockham, Michael A. Scott, 2013
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Haematology of Australian Mammals
Poikilocytes A poikilocyte is an abnormally shaped erythrocyte. 'Poikilocyte' may be used as a generic term for any of the following described shapes of erythrocytes or when the morphology does not correspond to any commonly recognised ...
Phillip Clark, 2004
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Cases in Microscopic Haematology
The use of the term 'poikilocyte' to describe variation in red cell shape should be discouraged. Every red cell that is not a biconcave disc or discocyte is a poikilocyte. If there are red cell changes on the film, report those individual changes.
Gillian Rozenberg, 2012
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The Essentials of hematology
(c) lymphocyte, (d) chlorotic red cell, (e) poikilocyte. (/) polychromatic red cell, (g) large lymphocyte. Fig. 3 : Grave anemia, (a) polynuclear neutrophile. (b) eosinophile. (c and d) lymphocytes, (e) poikilocyte. (/") microcyte. (g) polychromatic red ...
Palisade Manufacturing Co. (Yonkers, N.Y.)., 1900
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Recent advances in haematology
Poikilocyte is the name given to the cell when its shape is altered. This change may take a variety of forms. For example, it may be pear-shaped, spindle-shaped, dagger-shaped, horseshoe in shape, or even spherical. It is chiefly the cells ...
Walter K. Hunter, 1911
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Journal
^9* _ Oj Figure 4: Poikilocyte D Figure 5: Blister cells *w t \ n ^ Oc Figure 6: a - acanthocyte b - spur cell c - crenated cell fields in I h cases i. since ihev were present. 156 ). Vac. Med. Baghdad. \97b Al-Hilali et al. Figure 1: Poikilocyte A m • o ...
Jāmiʻat Baghdād. al-Kullīyah al-Ṭibbīyah, 1976
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Proceedings ...
PROTRACTED STRESS: A MECHANISM OF POIKILOCYTE FORMATION IN NORMAL, THALASSEMIC AND SICKLE ERYTHROCYTES P.L. LaCelle ( University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York) The ...
John I. Hercules, 1974

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