megalocyte

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noun

A large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound anemia.

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macrocyte
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Meanings

nounmegalocyte (plural megalocytes)

plural megalocytes

  1. medicineA large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound anemia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounabnormally large red blood cell (associated with pernicious anemia)

Similar
macrocyte
Broader
red blood cellRBCerythrocyte
Also see
macrocyte

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From megalo- + -cyte.

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APA

megalocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalocyte

MLA

“megalocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalocyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megalocyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megalocyte.

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