"microcyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microcytes [plural]
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  1. an unusually small red blood cell found in some forms of anemia Synonyms: microerythrocyte Derived forms: microcytic, microcytosis Translations (small red blood cell): micròcit [masculine] (Catalan), μικροκύτταρο (mikrokýttaro) [neuter] (Greek), सूक्ष्माणु (sūkṣmāṇu) [masculine] (Hindi), microcito [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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