MICROCYTIC ANEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does microcytic anemia mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MICROCYTIC ANEMIA (noun)

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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 anemia" is a kind of...):

anaemia; anemia (a deficiency of red blood cells)

Meronyms (parts of "microcytic anemia"):

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