Anemia
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- noun
- /əˈniːmiə/
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Anemia
- Inherited Anemias
Examples
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Anemia and, uh, leukemia.
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Anemia, cancer, bone marrow depletion, seizures, fever, hearing loss, impotence, neuropathy.
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Many people with anemia may experience fatigue and weakness due to low red blood cell counts.
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Eating foods rich in iron can help improve symptoms of anemia over time.
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A doctor can help manage anemia and recommend treatments based on its underlying cause.
Compounds
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A condition in which bone marrow does not make enough red and white blood cells and platelets
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An inherited blood illness in which red blood cells become crescent shaped, causing low red blood cell count and pain
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A condition causing too few red blood cells because they break down fast
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A blood problem with very large, not fully grown red blood cells caused by low vitamin B12 or folic acid
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A health condition when the body lacks iron, making you tired and pale
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A long-lasting blood problem where the body cannot make enough red blood cells because it cannot take in vitamin B12
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A severe inherited blood disease that causes almost no red blood cells and makes the heart, liver, and spleen grow
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An inherited blood disease in which red blood cells become crescent-shaped and break early, causing pain and tiredness
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A blood disease you are born with in which red blood cells become sickle-shaped and cause tiredness and pain
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A fern from Florida, the West Indies, and Central America that has a root stem covered in brown hairs
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A rare disease passed from parents that makes bone marrow produce too few blood cells
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A blood condition with fewer red blood cells that are larger than normal
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A long-term low red blood cell level when the body cannot absorb vitamin B12, often in older people
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A blood illness passed from parents that causes low red blood cells
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A type of anemia where different blood cells change and do not work well
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A condition in which red blood cells contain more hemoglobin than normal
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A blood condition with red blood cells that are paler because they have less hemoglobin
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A condition with low red blood cells that does not get better with usual treatments and needs blood transfusions
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An illness where bone marrow makes weak red blood cells with too much iron so they cannot carry enough oxygen
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A long-lasting blood condition with too few red cells and iron-rich bone marrow cells
Surface Forms
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.