Definition of anemia Anemia

/ʌniˈmiʌ/ - [uneemeeu] - a•ne•mi•a

We found 8 definitions of anemia from 5 different sources.

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anaemia - /ɐnˈiːmi‍ə/

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anemia - /ʌniˈmiʌ/

What does anemia mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: anemias
anemia - a deficiency of red blood cells
		anaemia
		blood disease, blood disorder a disease or disorder of the blood
		aplastic anaemia, aplastic anemia anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure
		erythroblastosis fetalis severe anemia in newborn babies; the result of Rh incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood; typically occurs when the child of an Rh-negative mother inherits Rh-positive blood from the father; can be diagnosed before birth by amniocentesis
		congenital pancytopenia, fanconi's anaemia, fanconi's anemia a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow
		favism anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency
		haemolytic anaemia, hemolytic anemia anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes
		hyperchromic anaemia, hyperchromic anemia anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin
		hypochromic anaemia, hypochromic anemia anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin
		hypoplastic anaemia, hypoplastic anemia anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow; can develop into aplastic anemia
		iron deficiency anaemia, iron deficiency anemia a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding
		ischaemia, ischemia local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
		macrocytic anaemia, macrocytic anemia anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal
		microcytic anaemia, microcytic anemia anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normal
		malignant anaemia, malignant anemia, pernicious anaemia, pernicious anemia 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)
		refractory anaemia, refractory anemia 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)
anemia - genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America
		genus Anemia
		fern genus genera of ferns and fern allies
		family schizaeaceae, schizaeaceae small family of mainly tropical ferns
anemia - a lack of vitality
		anaemia
		symptom anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence

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Wiktionary

anemia (Noun)
A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cell s, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
anemia (Noun)
A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.

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anemia
A lower than normal number of red blood cells.

Wikipedia

Anemia (U.S. spelling) or anaemia is a not having enough red blood cells or hemoglobin in the blood.

Dimorphic anemia.

"Dimorphic anemia" means two types of anemia at the same time. For example, macrocytic hypochromic, due to hookworm infestation leading to not enough of both iron and vitamin B12 or folic acid or following a blood transfusion.

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anemia, noun, singular of anemias.

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