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Definition of Microcytic anemia
1. Noun. Anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normal.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Microcytic Anemia
Literary usage of Microcytic anemia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Women's Health and Aging Study: Health and Social Characteristics of edited by Jack M. Guralnik, Linda P. Fried, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Judith D. Kasper, Mary E. Lafferty (1996)
"However, 23 percent were classified as having microcytic anemia and 6 percent
macrocytic anemia. Stratified by age, a noticeably smaller proportion of women ..."
2. Environmental Issues in Primary Careedited by Barbara S. Murdock edited by Barbara S. Murdock (1994)
"Three of the most common causes of microcytic anemia are iron deficiency,
hemoglobinopathy, and lead poisoning. In lead-poisoned patients, anemia is usually ..."
3. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"An examination of the blood smears may reveal a microcytic anemia and thus suggest
that hemo- lytic icterus has been the precursor of gallstones. ..."
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