- microcytes
- 'maɪkrəʊsaɪt n. tiny cell; abnormally small red blood cell (Medicine)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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microcytes — Abnormally small red blood cells, found in some types of anaemia … Dictionary of molecular biology
microcytic — mi·cro·cyt·ic sit ik adj of, relating to, being, or characterized by the presence of microcytes * * * mi·cro·cyt·ic (mi″kro sitґik) pertaining to or characterized by microcytes … Medical dictionary
microcytic anemia — n an anemia characterized by the presence of microcytes in the blood * * * any anemia characterized by microcytes (erythrocytes smaller than normal), such as iron deficiency anemia or β thalassemia. See also hypochromic microcytic a … Medical dictionary
Cooley's anemia — noun Etymology: Thomas B. Cooley died 1945 American pediatrician Date: circa 1935 a severe thalassemic anemia that is associated with the presence of microcytes, enlargement of the liver and spleen, increase in the erythroid bone marrow, and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Anisocytose — L’anisocytose est un terme issu du grec an: privatif, isos : égal et kutos : cellule, signifiant l existence d une différence de taille des différents éléments d une population cellulaire. Il existe différents types d anisocytoses … Wikipédia en Français
Microcytose — Une microcytose est le fait d avoir des microcytes, c est à dire des érythrocytes ou globules rouges de plus petite taille que la normale (Volume globulaire moyen abaissé, inférieur à 80 fl). Certaines anémies sont microcytaires. Les causes… … Wikipédia en Français
Микроцитоз (Microcytosis) — наличие аномально маленьких по размеру эритроцитов (микроцитов (microcytes)) в крови. Микроцитоз является характерным признаком некоторых анемий (микроцитарных анемий (microcytic anaemias)), в том числе железодефицитных анемий; ряда… … Медицинские термины
microcytosis — noun A condition characterized by the presence of microcytes in the blood Syn: microcythemia … Wiktionary
microcytic — adjective Of or pertaining to microcytes … Wiktionary
microcythemia — The presence of many microcytes in the circulating blood. SYN: microcytosis. [microcyte + G. haima, blood] * * * mi·cro·cy·the·mia or chiefly Brit mi·cro·cy·thae·mia .mī krō sī thē mē ə n the presence of abnormally small red blood cells in the… … Medical dictionary
