POIKILOCYTE
\pɔ͡ɪkˈɪləsˌa͡ɪt], \pɔɪkˈɪləsˌaɪt], \p_ɔɪ_k_ˈɪ_l_ə_s_ˌaɪ_t]\
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An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of profound anaemia, probably a degenerated red blood corpuscle.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).