An abnormally shaped red cell
Examples of poikilocytes include:
- Sickle cells (drepanocytes)
- Burr cells (echinocytes)
- Spur cells (acanthocytes)
- Target cells (codocytes)
- Spherocytes
- Elliptocytes (includes pencil cells)
- Stomatocytes
- Bite cells
- Tear drop cells (dacrocytes)
- Schistocytes (includes helmet cells, horn cells, triangular cells, microspherocytes)
- Fish-shaped red cells