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What Does Presence Of Macrocytes In Blood Test Report Indicate?

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Question : meaning of Predominantly macrocytic normochromic with macroovalocytes
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Answered by Dr. Deepak Sundriyal (36 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Hello. It refers to size and shape of red cells

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. I have gone through the details. So macrocytes means that the red cells have increased in size than normal. Ovalocytes means they have oval shape instead of round. This is usually seen in anemia.
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What Does Presence Of Macrocytes In Blood Test Report Indicate?

Brief Answer: Hello. It refers to size and shape of red cells Detailed Answer: Hello dear. I have gone through the details. So macrocytes means that the red cells have increased in size than normal. Ovalocytes means they have oval shape instead of round. This is usually seen in anemia. Thanks and regards