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Noun: microcytic anemia
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: microcytic anaemia)
  1. Anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normal
    "Thalassemia is a common cause of microcytic anemia";
    - microcytic anaemia [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: anaemia [Brit, Cdn], anemia [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Microcytic anemia