macrocytic

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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

Main Entry: mac·ro·cyt·ic
Pronunciation: "mak-r&-'sit-ik
Function: adjective
: of or relating to macrocytes; specifically, of an anemia : characterized by macrocytes in the blood macrocytic anemia>

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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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