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macrocyte
[mak´ro-sīt]an abnormally large erythrocyte. adj., adj macrocyt´ic.
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mac·ro·cyte
(mak'rō-sīt),A large erythrocyte, such as those observed in pernicious anemia.
Synonym(s): macroerythrocyte
[macro- + G. kytos, a hollow (cell)]
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macrocyte
(măk′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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mac·ro·cyte
(mak'rō-sīt)A large erythrocyte, such as those observed in pernicious anemia; indicated by an elevated mean corpuscular volume.
[macro- + G. kytos, a hollow (cell)]
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macrocyte
see MONOCYTE.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
mac·ro·cyte
(mak'rō-sīt)A large erythrocyte, such as those observed in pernicious anemia.
[macro- + G. kytos, a hollow (cell)]
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