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microcyte
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mi·cro·cyte  (mkr-st)
n.
An abnormally small red blood cell that is less than five microns in diameter and may occur in certain forms of anemia.

[micro- + (erythro)cyte.]

micro·cytic (-stk) adj.
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Noun1.microcyte - an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter)
erythrocyte, RBC, red blood cell - a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus

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