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Blood Meg·A·Lo·Blast Noun  A Large Pernicious Anemia Meg·A·Lo·Blas·Tic

Title megaloblast
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
meg·a·lo·blast

 \\ˈme-gə-lō-ˌblast\\ noun
 DATE  1890
: a large erythroblast that appears in the blood especially in pernicious anemia
• meg·a·lo·blas·tic 
 \\ˌme-gə-lō-ˈblas-tik\\ adjective
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
meg·a·lo·blast
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌblast\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary megal- + -blast
1. : 
erythroblast
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2. : a large nucleated abnormal red blood cell appearing in the blood in pernicious anemia
• meg·a·lo·blas·tic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|blastik\ adjective

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