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巨赤芽球性貧血 (きょせきがきゅうせいひんけつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

巨きょ赤せき芽が球きゅう性せい貧ひん血けつ

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Meanings

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megaloblastic anemia

Medical term for a type of anemia characterized by large, abnormal red blood cell precursors.

巨きょ赤せき芽が球きゅう性せい貧ひん血けつはビタミン

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Megaloblastic anemia is often caused by a deficiency of vitamin B12 or folic acid.

Kanji

巨gigantic, big, large
赤red
芽bud, sprout, spear
球ball, sphere
性sex, gender, nature
貧poverty, poor
血blood

Built from

巨きょ赤せき芽が球きゅう+性せい+貧ひん血けつ

Etymology

Compound of 巨 (kyo, 'giant'), 赤芽球 (sekigakyū, 'erythroblast'), 性 (sei, '-ic'), and 貧血 (hinketsu, 'anemia'). The term directly describes the pathological feature of large erythroblasts.