- microdrepanocytic
- mi·cro·drep·a·no·cyt·ic (mi″kro-drep″ə-no-sitґik) containing microcytic and drepanocytic elements, as in sickle cell–thalassemia disease.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
microdrepanocytic
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