megaloblastic anemia

megaloblastic anemia
megaloblastic anemia n an anemia (as pernicious anemia) characterized by the presence of megaloblasts in the circulating blood

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any anemia characterized by megaloblasts in the bone marrow, such as pernicious anemia.

Megaloblastic anemia, showing a characteristic hypersegmented neutrophil.


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