microcyte

noun

An abnormally small red blood cell that is less than five microns in diameter and may occur in certain forms of anemia.

noun

A small cell or corpuscle.

noun

A small blood-corpuscle, in size from 2 to 6 micromillimeters, found, often in large numbers, in many cases of anemia.

noun

One of the elementary granules found in blood. They are much smaller than an ordinary corpuscle, and are particularly noticeable in disease, as in anæmia.

noun

an unusually small red blood cell found in some forms of anemia

noun

an abnormally small red blood cell (less than 5 microns in diameter)