Elongated red blood cells with a slit-like central pallor are termed?

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Elongated red blood cells with a slit-like central pallor are termed?

Stomatocytes are red blood cells with a mouth-like, slit-shaped central pallor. On a smear, the central pale area becomes a narrow slit along the long axis of the cell, giving an elongated, “stoma” appearance. This contrasts with spherocytes, which lack a clear central pallor and are round; elliptocytes, while elongated, still show a more circular central pallor; and dacryocytes, which are teardrop-shaped. The slit-like central pallor specifically defines stomatocytes.

Stomatocytes are red blood cells with a mouth-like, slit-shaped central pallor. On a smear, the central pale area becomes a narrow slit along the long axis of the cell, giving an elongated, “stoma” appearance. This contrasts with spherocytes, which lack a clear central pallor and are round; elliptocytes, while elongated, still show a more circular central pallor; and dacryocytes, which are teardrop-shaped. The slit-like central pallor specifically defines stomatocytes.

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