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microcyte /mi·cro·cyte/ (-sīt)
1. an abnormally small erythrocyte, 5 microns or less in diameter.microcyt´ic
2. microglial cell.
mi·cro·cyte (mkr-st)
n.
An abnormally small red blood cell that is less than five micrometers in diameter and may occur in certain forms of anemia. Also called microerythrocyte.
micro·cytic (-stk) adj.
microcyte
[mī′krəsīt]
Etymology: Gk, mikros + kytos, cell
an abnormally small erythrocyte with a mean corpuscular volume of less than 80 μm3, often occurring in iron deficiency anemias.
microcyte [mi´kro-sīt]
an erythrocyte 5 μm or less in diameter. adj., adj microcyt´ic.
microcyte,
n an unusually small red blood cell associated with iron deficiency anemia.
microcyte
an erythrocyte that has a smaller diameter than is normal for the species in which it occurs.
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