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Definition of Megaloblastic anaemia
1. Noun. Anemia characterized by many large immature and dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone marrow; associated with pernicious anemia.
Exact synonyms: Megaloblastic Anemia
Generic synonyms: Malignant Anaemia, Malignant Anemia, Pernicious Anaemia, Pernicious Anemia
Generic synonyms: Malignant Anaemia, Malignant Anemia, Pernicious Anaemia, Pernicious Anemia
Medical Definition of Megaloblastic anaemia
1. Any anaemia in which there is a predominant number of megaloblastic erythroblasts, and relatively few normoblasts, among the hyperplastic erythroid cells in the bone marrow (as in pernicious anaemia). (05 Mar 2000)