microcyte Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Mi"cro*cyte noun
Etymology
Micro- + Gr. a hollow vessel.
Definitions
  1. (Physiol.) 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.

Webster 1913