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microcytosis

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mi·cro·cy·to·sis (mkr-s-tss)
n.
The presence of microcytes in the blood. Also called microcythemia.
microcytosis
[mī′krōsītō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, mikros + kytos + osis, condition
a hematologic condition characterized by erythrocytes that are smaller than normal. Microcytosis is found in iron deficiency anemia. Compare poikilocytosis. See also anisocytosis. microcytic, adj.
microcythemia, microcytosis
a condition in which the erythrocytes are smaller than normal.
microcytosis
Hematology RBCs with an MCV of < 65 fL and a diameter of ≤ 6 µm; microcytosis is typical of iron-deficiency anemia and thalassemia; RBCs may be low in iron. See Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia. Cf Macrocystosis.


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