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macrocyte

American

[mak-ruh-sahyt] / ˈmæk rəˌsaɪt /

noun

Pathology.

an abnormally large red blood cell.

macrocyte British

/ ˈmækrəʊˌsaɪt, ˌmækrəʊˈsɪtɪk /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

macrocytic adjective

Etymology

Origin of macrocyte

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

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

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