Key Points. 1  Megaloblasts are large nucleated RBC precursors with noncondensed chromatin. 2  The most common causes of megaloblastic, macrocytic anemia are deficiency or defective utilization of vitamin B12 or folate. 3  Do CBC, RBC indices, reticulocyte count, and peripheral smear.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: vein (Noun). A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. vein (Noun). (used in plural veins) The entrails of a shrimp. vein (Noun). In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle. vein (Noun).
Veins are the blood vessels that carry blood from the body to the heart (whereas arteries carry blood from the heart to the body). Properly functioning veins have a series of one-way valves that keep the blood flowing in one direction towards the heart.