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Anemia

Anemia

1 9.9
A fern with divided leaves that grows mainly in tropical America
  • noun
  • /əˈniːmiə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Anemia
  • Inherited Anemias

Examples

  • Anemia and, uh, leukemia.

  • Anemia, cancer, bone marrow depletion, seizures, fever, hearing loss, impotence, neuropathy.

  • Many people with anemia may experience fatigue and weakness due to low red blood cell counts.

  • Eating foods rich in iron can help improve symptoms of anemia over time.

  • A doctor can help manage anemia and recommend treatments based on its underlying cause.

Compounds

aplastic anemia
  • Specialized
8 7.0

A condition in which bone marrow does not make enough red and white blood cells and platelets

sickle-cell anemia
  • Specialized
3 4.1

An inherited blood illness in which red blood cells become crescent shaped, causing low red blood cell count and pain

hemolytic anemia
  • Specialized
2 5.4

A condition causing too few red blood cells because they break down fast

megaloblastic anemia
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A blood problem with very large, not fully grown red blood cells caused by low vitamin B12 or folic acid

1 3.2

A health condition when the body lacks iron, making you tired and pale

pernicious anemia
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A long-lasting blood problem where the body cannot make enough red blood cells because it cannot take in vitamin B12

Cooley's anemia
  • Specialized
8.4

A severe inherited blood disease that causes almost no red blood cells and makes the heart, liver, and spleen grow

crescent-cell anemia
  • Specialized
7.0

An inherited blood disease in which red blood cells become crescent-shaped and break early, causing pain and tiredness

drepanocytic anemia
  • Specialized
5.4

A blood disease you are born with in which red blood cells become sickle-shaped and cause tiredness and pain

Anemia adiantifolia
  • Specialized
9.9

A fern from Florida, the West Indies, and Central America that has a root stem covered in brown hairs

A vitamin called B12 that treats a serious type of anemia

Fanconi's anemia
  • Specialized
8.6

A rare disease passed from parents that makes bone marrow produce too few blood cells

macrocytic anemia
  • Specialized
5.8

A blood condition with fewer red blood cells that are larger than normal

7.9

A long-term low red blood cell level when the body cannot absorb vitamin B12, often in older people

Mediterranean anemia
  • Specialized
6.8

A blood illness passed from parents that causes low red blood cells

8.4

A type of anemia where different blood cells change and do not work well

microcytic anemia
  • Specialized
5.8

A condition where red blood cells are smaller than normal

hyperchromic anemia
  • Specialized
7.4

A condition in which red blood cells contain more hemoglobin than normal

hypochromic anemia
  • Specialized
7.4

A blood condition with red blood cells that are paler because they have less hemoglobin

hypoplastic anemia
  • Specialized
8.2

Bone marrow does not make enough red blood cells

refractory anemia
  • Specialized
8.9

A condition with low red blood cells that does not get better with usual treatments and needs blood transfusions

sideroblastic anemia
  • Specialized
8.7

An illness where bone marrow makes weak red blood cells with too much iron so they cannot carry enough oxygen

siderochrestic anemia
  • Specialized
9.9

A long-lasting blood condition with too few red cells and iron-rich bone marrow cells

Surface Forms

Anemia singular
Anemias plural

Etymology

The word Anemia is the same as the medical word anemia, from Greek a- 'without' and haima 'blood'. A helpful way to remember this fern genus is that some species have pale, 'bloodless' fronds, so the name suits plants with light-coloured leaves.