Microcyte

[maikrәjsait]

Definition

(noun.) an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter).

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Definition

(n.) One of the elementary granules found in blood. They are much smaller than an ordinary corpuscle, and are particularly noticeable in disease, as in anaemia.

Typist: Natalie

Definition

n. a small cell or corpuscle: a small blood corpuscle found in an鎚ia.—ns. Microcythē′mia Microcytō′sis a condition of the blood with many very small corpuscles.

Editor: Woodrow