Diseases

Megaloblastic Anemia

A disorder characterized by the presence of ANEMIA, abnormally large red blood cells (megalocytes or macrocytes), and MEGALOBLASTS.

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A disorder characterized by the presence of ANEMIA, abnormally large red blood cells (megalocytes or macrocytes), and MEGALOBLASTS.

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  • Anemia, Megaloblastic
  • Anemias, Megaloblastic
  • Megaloblastic Anemias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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91(75); was see under ANEMIA, MACROCYTIC 1975-90

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Megaloblastic Anemia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000749. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000749
  2. Megaloblastic Anemia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaloblastic_anemia
  3. Megaloblastic Anemia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10832211