Megaloblastic anemia
megaloblastic anemia n.
Anemia in which there is a predominant number of megaloblasts and relatively few normoblasts among the hyperplastic erythroid cells in the bone marrow.
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[meg-uh-loh-kahr-dee-uh] /ˌmɛg ə loʊˈkɑr di ə/ noun, Pathology. 1. hypertrophy of the heart. /ˌmɛɡələʊˈkɑːdɪə/ noun 1. (pathol) abnormal increase in the size of the heart Also called cardiomegaly 1893, from megalo- + cardia “heart” (see cardiac). megalocardia meg·a·lo·car·di·a (měg’ə-lō-kär’dē-ə) n. See cardiomegaly.
- Megalocephalic
[meg-uh-loh-suh-fal-ik] /ˌmɛg ə loʊ səˈfæl ɪk/ adjective 1. Cephalometry, Craniometry. . 2. Pathology. afflicted with leontiasis.
- Megalocephaly
[meg-uh-loh-suh-fal-ik] /ˌmɛg ə loʊ səˈfæl ɪk/ adjective 1. Cephalometry, Craniometry. . 2. Pathology. afflicted with leontiasis. /ˌmɛɡələʊˈsɛfəlɪ/ noun 1. another word for megacephaly megalocephaly meg·a·lo·ceph·a·ly (měg’ə-lō-sěf’ə-lē) n. See macrocephaly. meg’a·lo·ce·phal’ic (-sə-fāl’ĭk) or meg’a·lo·ceph’a·lous (-sěf’ə-ləs)
- Megaloceros
noun an extinct giant deer of the Pleistocene epoch with the largest antlers of any deer known (13 ft across); also called Irish elk Examples The Megaloceros became generally extinct in c 10,500 BP, though some may have survived to 700-500 BC. Word Origin Gk. megalo- ‘great’ + keras ‘horn’
- Megalocheiria
megalocheiria meg·a·lo·chei·ri·a or meg·a·lo·chi·ri·a (měg’ə-lō-kī’rē-ə) n. See macrocheiria.