| anemia | <haematology> Too few red blood cells in the bloodstream, resulting in insufficient oxygen to tissues and organs. Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (16 Dec 1997) |
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| metaplastic | Pertaining to metaplasia or metaplasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metaplastic anaemia | Pernicious anaemia in which the various formed elements in the blood are changed, e.g., multisegmented, unusually large neutrophils (macropolycytes), immature myeloid cells, bizarre platelets. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metaplastic carcinoma | <tumour> A carcinoma in which some of the tumour cells are spindle shaped, suggesting a sarcoma, or in which the stroma shows foci of bone or cartilage; such carcinoma's occur in the upper respiratory or alimentary tract or in the breast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metaplastic polyp | A benign small sessile polyp of the large bowel showing lengthening and cystic dilation of mucosal glands; also applied to non-neoplastic gastric mucosal polyp's. Synonym: metaplastic polyp. (05 Mar 2000) |