phantom corpuscle


ach·ro·mo·cyte

(ă-krō'mō-sīt), A hypochromic, crescentic erythrocyte, probably resulting from artifactual rupture with loss of hemoglobin. Synonym(s): achromacyte, achromatocyte, ghost corpuscle, phantom corpuscle, Ponfick shadow, shadow corpuscle, shadow (3) , Traube corpuscle [G. a- priv. + chrōma, color, + kytos, hollow (cell)]

phantom corpuscle

(1) Ghost cell, see there; achromocyte. 
(2) Erythrocyte ghost, see there.

ach·ro·mo·cyte

(ă-krō'mō-sīt) A hypochromic, crescent-shaped erythrocyte, probably resulting from artifactual rupture of a red blood cell.
Synonym(s): achromacyte, achromatocyte, crescent bodies, ghost corpuscle, phantom corpuscle, Ponfick shadow, selenoid bodies, semilunar bodies, shadow (3) , Traube corpuscle. [G. a- priv. + chrōma, color, + kytos, hollow (cell)]