Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macrocytosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
macro-cy-to-sis
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of macrocytes in the blood.

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- English cytosis English macrocytosis From macro- + cytosis.

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Questions

What does macrocytosis mean?
The presence of macrocytes in the blood.
Where does macrocytosis 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- English cytosis English macrocytosis From macro- + cytosis.

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