Microcytosis

Microcytosis
SpecialtyHematology

Microcytosis or microcythemia[1] is a condition in which red blood cells are unusually small as measured by their mean corpuscular volume.[2]

When associated with anemia, it is known as microcytic anemia.

  1. ^ "microcythemia" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
  2. ^ Mach-Pascual S, Darbellay R, Pilotto PA, Beris P (July 1996). "Investigation of microcytosis: a comprehensive approach". Eur. J. Haematol. 57 (1): 54–61. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0609.1996.tb00490.x. PMID 8698132. S2CID 21882210.