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MICROCYTIC ANAEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does microcytic anaemia mean? 

MICROCYTIC ANAEMIA (noun)
  The noun MICROCYTIC ANAEMIA has 1 sense:

1. anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normalplay

  Familiarity information: MICROCYTIC ANAEMIA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MICROCYTIC ANAEMIA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

microcytic anaemia; microcytic anemia

Hypernyms ("microcytic anaemia" is a kind of...):

anaemia; anemia (a deficiency of red blood cells)

Meronyms (parts of "microcytic anaemia"):

microcytosis (a blood disorder characterized by the presence of microcytes (abnormally small red blood cells) in the blood; often associated with anemia)


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