MEGALOBLASTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does megaloblastic mean? 

• MEGALOBLASTIC (adjective)
  The adjective MEGALOBLASTIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to megaloblasts

  Familiarity information: MEGALOBLASTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEGALOBLASTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to megaloblasts

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

megaloblast (abnormally large red blood cell present in pernicious anemia and folic acid deficiency)

Derivation:

megaloblast (abnormally large red blood cell present in pernicious anemia and folic acid deficiency)

 Context examples 

Megaloblastic anemia caused by vitamin B-12 deficiency due to impaired absorption.

(Pernicious anemia, NCI Thesaurus)

Vitamin B12 deficiency causes pernicious anemia, megaloblastic anemia, and neurologic lesions.

(Cyanocobalamin, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include mental retardation, megaloblastic anemia, hypotonia, epilepsy, and hepatosplenomegaly.

(Arakawa's Syndrome II, NCI Thesaurus)

Allelic variants of the DHFR gene are associated with malaria and megaloblastic amemia.

(DHFR wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)