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Microcytosis or microcythemia [1] is a condition in which red blood cells are unusually small as measured by their mean corpuscular volume. [ 2 ] When associated with anemia , it is known as microcytic anemia .
Microcytic anaemia; Microcytosis is the presence of red cells that are smaller than normal. Normal adult red cell has a diameter of 7.2 µm. Microcytes are common seen in with hypochromia in iron-deficiency anaemia, thalassaemia trait, congenital sideroblastic anaemia and sometimes in anaemia of chronic diseases.
Anisopoikilocytosis is a medical condition illustrated by a variance in size (anisocytosis) and shape (poikilocytosis) of a red blood cell.The underlying cause can be attributed to various anemias, most often; beta thalassemia major, a form of microcytic anemia. [1]
The most common causes of microcytic anemia are iron deficiency (due to inadequate dietary intake, gastrointestinal blood loss, or menstrual blood loss), thalassemia, sideroblastic anemia or chronic disease.
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Pinocytosis, also known as cell drinking, is the absorption of small aqueous particles along with the membrane receptors that recognize them.It is an example of fluid phase endocytosis and is usually a continuous process within the cell.
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