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Macrocytic anemia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D000748 Macrocytic is from Greek words meaning large cell. A macrocytic class of anemia is an anemia… … Wikipedia
macrocytic anemia — noun anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal • Syn: ↑macrocytic anaemia • Hypernyms: ↑anemia, ↑anaemia … Useful english dictionary
tropical macrocytic anemia — a type of nutritional macrocytic anemia seen in impoverished tropical regions, resembling pernicious anemia but without achlorhydria and only erratically responsive to vitamin B12. The etiology is often related to folate deficiency, and… … Medical dictionary
Anemia — For other uses, see Anemia (disambiguation). Anemia Classification and external resources ICD 10 D50 D64 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Macrocytic — Literally, any abnormally large cell but, in practice, usually refers to an abnormally large red blood cell. Folic acid deficiency is one cause of macrocytic anemia. The opposite of macrocytic is microcytic (an abnormally small cell). * * *… … Medical dictionary
anemia — /euh nee mee euh/, n. 1. Pathol. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness. 2. a lack of power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness: His… … Universalium
macrocytic anaemia — noun anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal • Syn: ↑macrocytic anemia • Hypernyms: ↑anemia, ↑anaemia … Useful english dictionary
macrocytic — |makrō|sid.ik adjective : of or relating to macrocytes; specifically of an anemia : characterized by macrocytes in the blood pernicious anemia is a macrocytic anemia … Useful english dictionary
anemia — Synonyms and related words: Christmas disease, Hand Schuller Christian disease, Letterer Siwe syndrome, Lombardy leprosy, abscess, acute leukemia, adynamia, ague, angiohemophilia, ankylosis, anoxia, aplastic anemia, apnea, ariboflavinosis,… … Moby Thesaurus
nutritional macrocytic anemia — folic acid deficiency a … Medical dictionary
