Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macrocyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: macro-cyte
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an unusually large red blood cell that is associated with pernicious anemia

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English macrocyte From macro- + -cyte.

Inflected Forms

macrocytes (plural)

Derived Forms

macrocytic

Synonyms

megalocyte

Questions

What does macrocyte mean?: an unusually large red blood cell that is associated with pernicious anemia
Where does macrocyte come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English macrocyte From macro- + -cyte.

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