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meg·a·lo·blast

 (mĕg′ə-lō-blăst′)
n.
An abnormally large immature red blood cell (erythroblast) found especially in the blood of people with certain types of anemia and often associated with vitamin B12 deficiency.

meg′a·lo·blas′tic adj.
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Adj.1.megaloblastic - of or relating to megaloblastsmegaloblastic - of or relating to megaloblasts  
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Hyperhomocysteinemia May occur isolated, but is also a feature of inherited metabolic disorders, including homocystinuria, due to mutation in the CBS gene, and N(5,10)-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase deficiency, caused by mutation in the MTHFR gene (607093); homocysteinemia/ homocystinuria and megaloblastic anemia can result from defects in vitamin B12 (cobalamin; cbl) metabolism.
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Myelodysplastic morphology of blood cells can be encountered not only in myelodysplastic syndromes but also can be seen in non-clonal disorders, cause of which can be pointed to viral, bacterial, parasitic infections, autoimmune disorders, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, iron deficiency anemia, megaloblastic anemia, dysgranulopietic neutropenia, congenital neutropenia, malignant lymphoma, after administration of granulocyte colony stimulating factor, chemotherapy, steroids, smoking, alcohol, posttransplantation, copper deficiency also, together with or without cytopenia.
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