About The Word Megalocyte
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Megalocyte
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What's The Definition Of Megalocyte?
[n] abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Megalocyte: macrocyte Related Terms | Find terms related to Megalocyte: See Also | erythrocyte | RBC | red blood cell Megalocyte In Webster's Dictionary \Meg"a*lo*cyte\, n. [Megalo- + Gr. ? a hollow
vessel.] (Physiol.)
A large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the
ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the
blood in profound an[ae]mia.
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