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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.[1]
References
- ^ "Poikilocytosis: Abnormalities of Erythrocyte Shape". http://www.vet.uga.edu/vpp/clerk/weisent/index.php. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
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