condition in which 50–90% of RBCs are elliptocytes. Erythroblast A immature RBC containing a nucleus 1) May be pathologic (megaloblast) or normal (normoblast). Normally seen in hematopoietic organs.

They can be detected in the urine as acanthocytes, pencil cells, elliptocytes or fragments. Isomorphic erythrocytes have a regular, biconcave shape, are the result of post-glomerular bleeding and stem ...