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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.
