anaemia : Idioms & Phrases

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aplastic anaemia

  • noun anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure
    aplastic anemia.
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cooley's anaemia

  • noun a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged
    Cooley's anemia; thalassemia major; thalassaemia major.
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crescent-cell anaemia

  • noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
    sickle-cell disease; crescent-cell anaemia; drepanocytic anaemia; crescent-cell anemia; drepanocytic anemia; sickle-cell anemia.
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drepanocytic anaemia

  • noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
    sickle-cell disease; crescent-cell anaemia; drepanocytic anaemia; crescent-cell anemia; drepanocytic anemia; sickle-cell anemia.
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fanconi's anaemia

  • noun a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow
    congenital pancytopenia; Fanconi's anemia.
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haemolytic anaemia

  • noun anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes
    hemolytic anemia.
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hyperchromic anaemia

  • noun anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin
    hyperchromic anemia.
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hypochromic anaemia

  • noun anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin
    hypochromic anemia.
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hypoplastic anaemia

  • noun anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow; can develop into aplastic anemia
    hypoplastic anemia.
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iron deficiency anaemia

  • noun a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding
    iron deficiency anemia.
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macrocytic anaemia

  • noun anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal
    macrocytic anemia.
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malignant anaemia

  • noun a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12)
    pernicious anemia; malignant anaemia; malignant anemia.
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mediterranean anaemia

  • noun an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
    Mediterranean anemia; thalassemia; thalassaemia.
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megaloblastic anaemia

  • noun anemia characterized by many large immature and dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone marrow; associated with pernicious anemia
    megaloblastic anemia.
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metaplastic anaemia

  • noun pernicious anemia in which the various formed elements in the blood are changed
    metaplastic anemia.
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microcytic anaemia

  • noun anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normal
    microcytic anemia.
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pernicious anaemia

  • noun a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12)
    pernicious anemia; malignant anaemia; malignant anemia.
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refractory anaemia

  • noun any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease)
    refractory anemia.
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sickle-cell anaemia

  • noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
    sickle-cell disease; crescent-cell anaemia; drepanocytic anaemia; crescent-cell anemia; drepanocytic anemia; sickle-cell anemia.
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sideroblastic anaemia

  • noun refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow
    sideroblastic anaemia; sideroblastic anemia; siderochrestic anemia.
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siderochrestic anaemia

  • noun refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow
    sideroblastic anaemia; sideroblastic anemia; siderochrestic anemia.
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