macrocyte

[ mak-ruh-sahyt ]

/ ˈmæk rəˌsaɪt /

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noun Pathology.

an abnormally large red blood cell.

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Origin of macrocyte

First recorded in 1885–90; macro- + -cyte

OTHER WORDS FROM macrocyte

mac·ro·cyt·ic

[mak-ruh-sit-ik], /ˌmæk rəˈsɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby macrocyte

macroclimatology, macrocode, macrocosm, macrocyclic, macrocyst, macrocyte, macrocytosis, macrodome, macrodontia, macroeconomics, macroetch

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How to use macrocyte in a sentence

The macrocyte is believed by many to represent a further stage in the development of the lymphocyte.
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British Dictionary definitions for macrocyte

macrocyte

/ (ˈmækrəʊˌsaɪt) /

noun

pathol an abnormally large red blood cell, over 10 μ m in diameter

Derived forms of macrocyte

macrocytic (ˌmækrəʊˈsɪtɪk), adjective

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