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Definition of Microcytosis
1. Noun. A blood disorder characterized by the presence of microcytes (abnormally small red blood cells) in the blood; often associated with anemia.
Generic synonyms: Blood Disease, Blood Disorder
Definition of Microcytosis
1. Noun. (pathology) A condition characterized by the presence of microcytes in the blood ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Microcytosis
1. Synonym: microcythemia. Origin: microcyte + G. -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Microcytosis
Literary usage of Microcytosis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of the practice of medicine by Arthur Albert Stevens (1915)
"microcytosis AND MACROCYTOSIS microcytosis and macrocytosis are conditions in
which the red cells are respectively diminished and increased in size. ..."
2. Surgery, Its Principles and Practice by William Williams Keen (1906)
"2(5), and their presence in large numbers (microcytosis) is a common finding in
chlorosis and in well-marked secondary forms of anemia. ..."
3. Management & Therapy of Sickle Cell Disease edited by Clarice D. Reid, Samuel Charace, Bertram Lubin (1997)
"... cells nrbc hypochromia microcytosis anisocytosis poikilocytosis target cells
Mild to moderate >60 <20 > 10- 9-12 5-10 <75 no sickle cells hypochromia ..."
4. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1896)
"... with microcytosis, macrocytosis, and poikilocytosis, occur, in which nucleated
red corpuscles are discovered, and the hemoglobin is relatively excessive ..."
5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"Morphologically, the red cells were normal, except for slight microcytosis and
macrocytosis; the leukocytes were present in the usual proportion. ..."
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