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siderocyte
An erythrocyte containing granules of free iron stained with Prussian blue. They are normally found as 0.1-4.5% of erythrocytes in fetal blood.
Laboratory:
- siderocytes in blood
Related
sideroblast
General
erythrocyte; red blood cell (RBC)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995