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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] abnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia) |
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MEGALOCYTE is a 10 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | macrocyte |
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| | See Also: | | erythrocyte, RBC, red blood cell |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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