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MACROCYTIC ANEMIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does macrocytic anemia mean?
• MACROCYTIC ANEMIA (noun)
The noun MACROCYTIC ANEMIA has 1 sense:
1. anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal
Familiarity information: MACROCYTIC ANEMIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
macrocytic anaemia; macrocytic anemia
Hypernyms ("macrocytic anemia" is a kind of...):
Context examples
The peripheral blood shows macrocytic anemia.
(Myelodysplastic Syndrome with Isolated del(5q), NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
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