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Poikilocytosis is due to difference in:

A
Size
B
Shape
C
Number
D
Width
High-Yield Explanation
Ans: b (Shape) Ref: Harshmohan,ed, p. 336Increase variation in shape of red cell is termed as poikilocytosis. Poikilocytes are produced in various types of abnormal erythropoesis.Eg:Megaloblastic anaemiaIron deficiency anaemiaThalassaemia. MyelosclerosisMicroangiopathic haemolytic anaemiaVariation in size is anisocytosis.

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