Abnormal intracellular inclusions, composed of denatured hemoglobin, found on the membrane of red blood cells. They are seen in thalassemias, enzymopathies, hemoglobinopathies, and after splenectomy.
Small, abnormal spherical red blood cells with more than the normal amount of hemoglobin.
Erythrocytes with protoplasmic projections giving the cell a thorny appearance.