RBC Morphology: hypochromic microcyticanemia http://www.lrc.arizona.edu/webpath2/TUTORIAL/HGB/RBCMORPH.HTM

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The RBC's here are smaller than normal and have an increased zone of central pallor. This is indicative of a hypochromic (less hemoglobin in each RBC) microcytic (smaller size of each RBC) anemia. There is also increased anisocytosis (variation in size) and poikilocytosis (variation in shape).