MICROCYTE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter)

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("microcyte" is a kind of...):

erythrocyte; RBC; red blood cell (a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus)

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