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

megaloblast
megaloblastic
megaloblastic anaemia
megaloblastic anemia
megaloblasts
megalocardia
megalocardias
megalocheiria
megalocystis
megalocyte
megalocytes
megalocythemia
megalocytic anaemia
megalocytosis (current term)
megalodactylia
megalodon
megalodons
megalodont
megalodontia
megaloencephalic
megaloencephalon
megaloencephaly
megaloenteron
megalogastria
megaloglossia
megalographia
megalohepatia
megalokaryocyte

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