microcyticadj.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈsɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊˈsɪdɪk/, /ˈˌmaɪkrəˈsɪdɪk/ Medicine.
Of the nature of, relating to, or characteristic of a microcyte; characterized by the presence of microcytes.
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the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood > components of blood > blood corpuscle or plate > [adjective] > red cells or corpuscles
normoblastic1905
normocytic1911
siderocytic1922
microcytic1925
erythroid1927
macrocytic1930
sideroblastic1956
1925 Proc. N.Y. Pathol. Soc. 25 27 Measurements..showed the majority of the cells to be microcytic.
1932 Jrnl. Exper. Med. 56 551 Evidence that a normal red corpuscle could change into a macrocytic or a microcytic form.
1966 Lancet 24 Dec. 1398/2 Prasad described a syndrome of microcytic anæmia.
1984 J. R. Tighe & D. R. Davies Pathol. (ed. 4) xxiii. 215 One is the size of the cells..which can be microcytic, normacytic or macrocytic.
1999 Exper. Toxicol. & Pathol. 51 507 Hematologic findings indicated a hypochromic, microcytic anemia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1925