Spherical or
ovoid eccentrically situated granules, approximately 1 um in diameter, occasionally observed in the stroma of circulating erythrocytes, especially in stained preparations (as compared with
wet unstained films);
perhaps introduced nuclear remnants, inasmuch as they can be stained with
dyes that are rather
specific for chromatin; the
significance of the body's is not exactly known; they occur most frequently after
splenectomy or in
megaloblastic or severe
haemolytic anaemia.
Synonym: Jolly bodies.