Definition of microcyte in English:
microcyte
noun ˈmɪkrə(ʊ)sʌɪtˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)sʌɪtˈmaɪkrəˌsaɪt
Medicine An unusually small red blood cell, associated with certain anaemias.
Example sentencesExamples
- For instance, when quizzed, some of our technologists said that they considered both the number of events per field and the degree of abnormality, e.g., the size of the macrocyte or microcyte, in considering the grade.
- Among the common morphologic findings in dyserythropoiesis are oval macrocytes and hypochromic microcytes, creating a dimorphic population.
- Macrocytes have a high MCV and microcytes have a low MCV.
Derivatives
adjective
Medicine How best can we then differentiate microcytic anaemia of chronic disease from genuine iron deficiency when ferritin values are normal?
Example sentencesExamples
- The most common form of microcytic anemia is iron deficiency caused by reduced dietary intake.
- A complete blood count showed microcytic anemia that was subsequently attributed to menorrhagia.
- Physical assessment included laboratory examinations that revealed severe microcytic, hypochromic anemia, which prompted obtaining urine and stool samples for occult blood.
- The clinician is often confronted with microcytic anemia in a population with a higher prevalence of thalassemias.
Definition of microcyte in US English:
microcyte
nounˈmīkrəˌsītˈmaɪkrəˌsaɪt
Medicine An unusually small red blood cell, associated with certain anemias.
Example sentencesExamples
- Among the common morphologic findings in dyserythropoiesis are oval macrocytes and hypochromic microcytes, creating a dimorphic population.
- For instance, when quizzed, some of our technologists said that they considered both the number of events per field and the degree of abnormality, e.g., the size of the macrocyte or microcyte, in considering the grade.
- Macrocytes have a high MCV and microcytes have a low MCV.