| Pronunciation: | | 'mIkru`sIt
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[n] an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter) |
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MICROCYTE is a 9 letter word that starts with M. |
| | See Also: | | erythrocyte, RBC, red blood cell |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mi"cro*cyte\, n. [Micro- + Gr. ? a hollow vessel.]
(Physiol.)
One of the elementary granules found in blood. They are much
smaller than an ordinary corpuscle, and are particularly
noticeable in disease, as in an[ae]mia.
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