Megaloblastic
[meg-uh-luh-blast] /ˈmɛg ə ləˌblæst/
noun, Pathology.
1.
an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
/ˈmɛɡələʊˌblɑːst/
noun
1.
an abnormally large red blood cell precursor, present in certain types of anaemia
megaloblast meg·a·lo·blast (měg’ə-lō-blāst’)
n.
An abnormally large nucleated red blood cell found especially in pernicious anemia or in certain vitamin deficiencies.
meg’a·lo·blas’tic adj.
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- Megaloblastic anaemia
noun 1. any anaemia, esp pernicious anaemia, characterized by the presence of megaloblasts in the blood or bone marrow
- 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.
- Megalocardia
[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)