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单词 megaloblast
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megaloblast

[ meg-uh-luh-blast ]
/ ˈmɛg ə ləˌblæst /

noun Pathology.

an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.

Origin of megaloblast

First recorded in 1895–1900; megalo- + -blast

OTHER WORDS FROM megaloblast

meg·a·lo·blas·tic, adjective

Words nearby megaloblast

-megalia, megalith, megalithic tomb, megalitre, megalo-, megaloblast, megaloblastic anaemia, megaloblastic anemia, megalocardia, megalocephalic, megalocephaly
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Example sentences from the Web for megaloblast

  • Any nucleated red cell, but especially the megaloblast, may exhibit polychromatophilia.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
  • The megaloblast is probably a distinct cell, not merely a larger size of the normoblast.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

British Dictionary definitions for megaloblast

megaloblast
/ (ˈmɛɡələʊˌblɑːst) /

noun

an abnormally large red blood cell precursor, present in certain types of anaemia

Derived forms of megaloblast

megaloblastic (ˌmɛɡələʊˈblæstɪk), adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for megaloblast

megaloblast
[ mĕgə-lō-blăst′ ]

n.

An abnormally large nucleated red blood cell found especially in pernicious anemia or in certain vitamin deficiencies.

Other words from megaloblast

meg′a•lo•blastic adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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