"Megaloblasts" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Red blood cell precursors, corresponding to ERYTHROBLASTS, that are larger than normal, usually resulting from a FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY or VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY.
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D008534
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A11.118.290.330.531 A11.148.378.590.837.250.200.500 A11.443.240.330.531 A11.443.240.497.200.500 A15.145.229.334.330.531 A15.378.316.378.590.837.250.200.500
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Multiple childhood osteosarcomas in an American Indian family with erythroid macrocytosis and skeletal anomalies. Cancer. 1977 Dec; 40(6):3115-22.