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Megalocyte

Megalocyte Meaning & Definition
Megalocyte Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Megalocyte?

[n] abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Megalocyte: macrocyte

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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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