Meanings
nounmacrocyte (plural macrocytes)
plural macrocytes
- biologyan unusually large red blood cell that is associated with pernicious anemia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounabnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia)
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
- Proto-Hellenic*makrós
- Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
- Frenchmacro-
- Englishmacro-
- Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
- Latincyta
- Englishmacrocyte
Translations
Catalan macròcit
- macròcitunusually large red blood cell
French macrocyte
- macrocyteunusually large red blood cell
Italian macrocita, macrocito
- macrocitaunusually large red blood cell
- macrocitounusually large red blood cell
Spanish macrocito
- macrocitounusually large red blood cell
Cite this entry
APA
macrocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrocyte
MLA
“macrocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrocyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrocyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrocyte.
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