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macrocytosis
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macrocytosis /mac·ro·cy·to·sis/ (-si-to´sis) macrocythemia.
mac·ro·cy·to·sis (mkr-s-tss)
n. pl. mac·ro·cy·to·ses (-sz)
The presence of unusually large numbers of macrocytes in the blood. Also called macrocythemia.
macrocytosis
[mak′rōsītō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, makros + kytos + osis, condition
an abnormal proliferation of macrocytes in the peripheral blood. Compare poikilocytosis. See also anisocytosis.
macrocytosis
see macrocythemia.
macrocythemia, macrocytosis
the presence of macrocytes in the blood. Observed in miniature poodles without overt anemia.
macrocytosis
Hematology The presence of abundant RBCs with an MCV of > 105 fL and a diameter of ≥ 8.5 µm; macrocytosis is normal in newborns and infants, but uncommon in adults, and is typical of vitamin B12 or folate deficiency. See Megaloblastic anemia. Cf Microcystosis.


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