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mac⋅ro⋅cyte

  [mak-ruh-sahyt]
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–noun Pathology.
an abnormally large red blood cell.
Origin:
1885–90; macro- + -cyte

Related forms:
mac⋅ro⋅cyt⋅ic  [mak-ruh-sit-ik] , adjective
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mac·ro·cyte   (māk'rō-sīt')   
n.  An abnormally large red blood cell, especially one associated with pernicious anemia.
mac'ro·cyt'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: mac·ro·cyte
Pronunciation: 'mak-r&-"sIt
Function: noun
: an exceptionally large red blood cell occurring chiefly in anemias (aspernicious anemia) called also megalocyte
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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macrocyte mac·ro·cyte (māk'rə-sīt')
n.
An abnormally large red blood cell, especially one associated with pernicious anemia.

mac'ro·cyt'ic (-sĭt'ĭk) n.

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