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microcyte

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cro-cyte
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an unusually small red blood cell found in some forms of anemia

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English microcyte From micro- + -cyte.

Inflected Forms

microcytes (plural)

Derived Forms

microcytic microcytosis

Synonyms

microerythrocyte

Questions

What does microcyte mean?
an unusually small red blood cell found in some forms of anemia
Where does microcyte come from?
Etymology tree English micro- Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)der. Latin cytader. English -cyte English microcyte From micro- + -cyte.

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