MACROCYTIC ANEMIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does macrocytic anemia mean? 

• MACROCYTIC ANEMIA (noun)
  The noun MACROCYTIC ANEMIA has 1 sense:

1. anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal

  Familiarity information: MACROCYTIC ANEMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MACROCYTIC ANEMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

macrocytic anaemia; macrocytic anemia

Hypernyms ("macrocytic anemia" is a kind of...):

anaemia; anemia (a deficiency of red blood cells)

 Context examples 

The peripheral blood shows macrocytic anemia.

(Myelodysplastic Syndrome with Isolated del(5q), NCI Thesaurus/WHO)