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anisocytosis

 [an-i″so-si-to´sis]
the presence in the blood of erythrocytes showing abnormal variations in size; see also macrocythemia and microcythemia.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

an·i·so·cy·to·sis

(an-ī'sō-sī-tō'sis),
Considerable variation in the size of cells that are normally uniform, especially with reference to red blood cells.
[aniso- + G. kytos, cell, + -osis, condition]
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an·i·so·cy·to·sis

(an-ī'sō-sī-tō'sis)
Variation in the size of cells that are normally uniform, especially red blood cells.
[aniso- + G. kytos, cell, + -osis, condition]
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anisocytosis

Inequality in the size of red blood cells found in many kinds of ANAEMIA but especially in MEGALOBLASTIC anaemia.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

an·i·so·cy·to·sis

(an-ī'sō-sī-tō'sis)
Variation in the size of cells that are normally uniform, especially red blood cells.
[aniso- + G. kytos, cell, + -osis, condition]
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