Biology:Microcyte
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A microcyte is an abnormally sized red blood cell. By definition it is 5 micrometers or smaller in diameter. It is often associated with several forms of anemia.[1]
References
- ↑ Meredith, Julie; Rosenthal, Nancy (August 1999). "Differential Diagnosis of Microcytic Anemias". Laboratory Medicine 30 (8). https://oup.silverchair-cdn.com/oup/backfile/Content_public/Journal/labmed/30/8/10.1093_labmed_30.8.538/2/labmed30-0538.pdf?Expires=1509401051&Signature=Pt3ksdEQK5A7f7mZA~PhMfOBbaTyxnYa8-~t8gt08rXmIGoUkwuH2dpLpGIQsoB8CJJRqorwBsT5M2Ilhdgf6LxNAOR7oOwzlrxzN8C4Nh3h9DjvhRugzJpAmV9CgedWcUN52V-caqpDTeAhq8zSTG3wB46McwlP5qZMocd9dJzXzafAkmnlMud4ZY491kS-aLhIxkG0Y6O7LwCcSFCGoWk66XvaWjOZJgVEYsZecTctt2DKYsL~t56oI7d-ercDg8I3~aLCtUrlnzpLZzWaYfi195GznXdTLHrbu71LxnVaJAs38vVAOWmRXzbYOX-vfh56m3vhLr9VfUyHCCMV7Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIUCZBIA4LVPAVW3Q.
- Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 26th edn. Philadelphia, etc.: W.B. Saunders Co., 1985.
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 27th edn. Philadelphia, etc.: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000.
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcyte.
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