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ANEMIA MACROCITICA [1 record]

Record 1 2006-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Blood
DEF

Any anemia in which the average size of circulating erythrocytes is greater than normal, the mean corpuscular volume is 94 mcm[supscript 3] or more (normal range, 82-92 mcm [supscript 3]), including such syndromes as pernicious anemia, sprue, celiac disease, macrocytic anemia of pregnancy, anemia of diphyllobothriasis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Sang
CONT

[L']anémie macrocytaire [...] se caractérise par la présence de globules rouges trop gros, c'est-à-dire dont le volume dépasse 100 microcubes. Ce type d'anémie se rencontre essentiellement quand il existe une carence en vitamine B 12 [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sangre
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