megaloblasticadj.
/ˌmɛɡələ(ʊ)ˈblastɪk/, /ˌmɛɡl̩ə(ʊ)ˈblastɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɛɡ(ə)loʊˈblæstɪk/, /ˌmɛɡ(ə)ləˈblæstɪk/ Medicine.
Of the nature of a megaloblast; (of anaemia) characterized by the presence of megaloblasts.
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megaloblastic1900
haemolysed1916
sickled1923
hyperchromic1924
hypochromic1924
hyperchromatic1929
hypochromatic1929
macrocytic1930
spherocytic1937
1900 Lancet 28 Apr. 1199/2 The majority of the cells being of the megaloblastic type.
1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 Sept. 584 A stage when almost all the red cells are nucleated, and most of them megaloblastic.
1931 Amer. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 182 521 There might be two types of pernicious anemia—the megaloblastic, associated with macrocytosis and hyperchromia, and the erythroblastic, associated with microcytosis and hypochromia.
1988 G. Palmer Politics of Breastfeeding 272/1 Low levels of folic acid and lack of vitamin C caused megaloblastic anaemia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1900