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megaloblast

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megaloblast [′meg·ə·lō‚blast]
(pathology)
A large nucleated erythroblast appearing in bone marrow in vitamin B12or folic acid deficiency.
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Deficiency of vitamin B12 can lead to the formation of abnormal cells called megaloblasts and result in anemia.
Vitamin B Complex Health Benefits, Deficiency Symptoms of Vitamin B ... by peterhutch / Health, general community
THE diagnosis requires blood tests to look for megaloblasts in your blood and possibly in your bone marrow too, and to measure your levels of vitamin B12 and folic acid.
Dr Miriam Stoppard's Health Focus: Beyond the pale by The Mirror (London, England)
12] deficiency is a megaloblastic anemia - so-called because of the abnormal production of megaloblasts, the precursors of mature red cells.
Folate - the "wonder vitamin." (part 1) by Brown, Edwin W. / Medical Update
 
 
 
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