macrocyte

English

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.

Noun

macrocyte (plural macrocytes)

1. (hematology, cytology) an unusually large red blood cell that is associated with pernicious anemia

Derived terms

• macrocytic

Translations

unusually large red blood cell

• Catalan: macròcit m
• French: macrocyte (fr) m
• Italian: macrocita (it) m, macrocito (it) m
• Spanish: macrocito (es) m

French

Noun

macrocyte m (plural macrocytes)

1. macrocyte

Further reading

• “macrocyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012