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mac|ro|cyt|ic
mac|ro|cyt|ic «MAK ruh SIHT ihk», adjective.
marked by the presence of macrocytes: »

Macrocytic anemia occurs not only as pernicious anemia but also with liver disease, pregnancy, sprue, and pellagra (Science News Letter).


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  • cyt — cyt·i·dine; cyt·i·dyl·ic; cyt·i·nus; cyt·i·sine; cyt·i·sus; cyt·tar·ia; cyt·tar·i·a·ce·ae; leu·co·cyt·al; leu·ko·cyt·ic; mac·ro·cyt·ic; mi·cro·cyt·ic; nor·mo·cyt·ic; phago·cyt·able; phago·cyt·ic; phago·cyt·ize; phrag·mo·cyt·ta·rous;… …   English syllables

  • mac — an·ti·cli·mac·tic; cli·mac·te·ri·al; cli·mac·te·ri·um; cli·mac·tic; im·mac·u·la·cy; im·mac·u·late; li·mac·i·dae; li·mac·i·form; MAC; mac·ad·am; mac·a·damia; mac·ad·am·iza·tion; mac·ad·am·ize; mac·a·nese; mac·a·rize; mac·a·ro·ni; mac·a·ro·nism;… …   English syllables

  • macrocytic — mac·ro·cyt·ic …   English syllables

  • macrocyte — mac•ro•cyte [[t]ˈmæk rəˌsaɪt[/t]] n. pat an abnormally large red blood cell • Etymology: 1885–90 mac ro•cyt′ic ˈsɪt ɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Macrocyte — A macrocyte is an exceptionally large red blood cell occurring chiefly in anemias (as in pernicious anemia), they are also present in some cases of aplastic anaemia, myelodysplastic syndrome and other dyserythropoietic states. A common cause of… …   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

  • ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • u — acid·u·lent; ac·u·ate; an·ti·co·ag·u·lant; an·ti·di·u·ret·ic; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·ia; ap·pen·dic·u·lar·i·an; ar·tic·u·lar; ar·tic·u·late; at·ten·u·ate; at·trib·u·tive; au·ric·u·la; au·ric·u·lar; au·ric·u·lar·ia; bin·oc·u·lar; brot·u·lid;… …   English syllables

  • Cytochrome — c with heme c. Cytochromes are, in general, membrane bound hemoproteins that contain heme groups and carry out electron transport. They are found either as monomeric proteins (e.g., cytochrome c) or as subunits of bigger enzymatic complexes that… …   Wikipedia

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