Medical Definition of Megalocytosis

1. The occurrence of unusually large numbers of macrocytes in the circulating blood. Synonym: macrocytosis, megalocythemia, megalocytosis. Origin: macrocyte + G. Haima, blood Hyperchromatic macrocythemia, an inexact term frequently used for macrocytes that contain an unusually large amount of haemoglobin, but are actually normochromic; although the total mass of haemoglobin is greater than normal (owing to the large cells), the percentage of haemoglobin in the cells is not greater than normal. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Megalocytosis

megaloblastic anaemia
megaloblastic anaemia
megaloblastic anemia
megaloblasts
megalocardia
megalocardia
megalocephaly
megalocephaly
megalocheiria
megalocornea
megalocystis
megalocyte
megalocyte
megalocythemia
megalocytic anaemia
megalocytosis (current term)
megalodactylia
megalodont
megalodontia
megaloencephalic
megaloencephalon
megaloencephaly
megaloenteron
megalogastria
megaloglossia
megalographia
megalohepatia
megalohepatia
megalokaryocyte
megalomania

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