Cabot rings
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Cabot rings — are thin, red violet staining, threadlike strands in the shape of a loop or figure 8 that are found on rare occasions in erythrocytes. They are believed to be microtubules that are remnants from a mitotic spindle.Cabot rings have been observed in … Wikipedia
Cabot ring bodies — lines in the form of loops or figures of 8, possibly remnants of the nuclear membrane, seen in stained erythrocytes in severe anemias. Called also Cabot rings … Medical dictionary
Cabot's ring — Cab·ot s ring kab əts or Cab·ot ring ət n a ringlike body present in many immature red blood cells that stains with nuclear dyes and may represent remains of the nuclear membrane Cabot Richard Clarke (1868 1939) American physician. Cabot is known … Medical dictionary
Inclusion body — Inclusion bodies are nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregates of stainable substances, usually proteins. They typically represent sites of viral multiplication in a bacterium or a eukaryotic cell and usually consist of viral capsid proteins. Inclusion… … Wikipedia
Reactive lymphocyte — surrounded by red blood cells. Reactive lymphocytes are lymphocytes that become large as a result of antigen stimulation. Typically they can be more than 30 µm in diameter with varying size and shape. The nucleus of a reactive lymphocyte can be… … Wikipedia
Courvoisier's law — (or Courvoisier syndrome, or Courvoisier s sign or Courvoisier Terrier s sign) states that in the presence of an enlarged gallbladder which is nontender and accompanied with mild jaundice, the cause is unlikely to be gallstones. Usually, the term … Wikipedia
Inclusion bodies — are nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregates of stainable substances, usually proteins. They typically represent sites of viral multiplication in a bacterium or a eukaryotic cell and usually consist of viral capsid proteins.CompositionProtein inclusion… … Wikipedia
Codocyte — This article is about the abnormally shaped red blood cell. For the endocrinology concept, see target cell. Codocytes, also known as target cells or Mexican hat cells[1],[2] are red blood cells that have the appearance of a shooting target with a … Wikipedia
Mentzer index — The Mentzer index is used to differentiate iron deficiency anemia from beta thalassemia.[1] If a CBC indicates microcytic anemia, these are two of the most likely causes, making it necessary to distinguish between them. It is calculated from the… … Wikipedia
Dacrocyte — Dacrocytes (teardrop cells) A dacrocyte (or dacryocyte) is a type of poikilocyte that is shaped like a teardrop (a teardrop cell ). A proliferation of dacrocytes is known as dacrocytosis . Dacrocytosis can be associated with myelofibrosis … Wikipedia
