microcythemia

microcythemia
The presence of many microcytes in the circulating blood. SYN: microcytosis. [microcyte + G. haima, blood]

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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 blood
mi·cro·cy·the·mic or chiefly Brit mi·cro·cy·thae·mic -'thē-mik adj

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mi·cro·cy·the·mia (mi″kro-si-theґme-ə) [microcyte + hem- + -ia] a condition in which the erythrocytes are smaller than normal; see also microcytic anemia, under anemia. Called alse microcytosis.

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