#anemia__anaemia a deficiency of red blood cells
supertype: #blood_disease__blooddisease__blood_disorder__blooddisorder a disease or disorder of the blood
subtype: #aplastic_anemia__aplastic_anaemia anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure
subtype: #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
subtype: #Fanconi's_anemia__Fanconi's_anaemia__congenital_pancytopenia a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow
subtype: #favism anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency
subtype: #hemolytic_anemia__hemolyticanemia__haemolytic_anaemia anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes
subtype: #hyperchromic_anemia__hyperchromic_anaemia anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin
subtype: #hypochromic_anemia__hypochromicanemia__hypochromic_anaemia__hypochromicanaemia anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin
subtype: #thalassemia__thalassaemia__Mediterranean_anemia__Mediterranean_anaemia an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
subtype: #Cooley's_anemia__Cooley's_anaemia__thalassemia_major__thalassemiamajor__thalassaemia_major a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged
subtype: #hypoplastic_anemia__hypoplasticanemia__hypoplastic_anaemia__hypoplasticanaemia anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow; can develop into aplastic anemia
subtype: #iron_deficiency_anemia__iron_deficiency_anaemia a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding
subtype: #chlorosis__chlorosi__greensickness__greensicknes iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin
subtype: #ischemia__ischaemia local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
subtype: #ischemic_stroke__ischaemic_stroke__ischaemicstroke the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)
subtype: #transient_ischemic_attack__TIA brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage
subtype: #macrocytic_anemia__macrocytic_anaemia anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal
subtype: #microcytic_anemia__microcytic_anaemia anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normal
subtype: #pernicious_anemia__pernicious_anaemia__malignant_anemia__malignantanemia__malignantanaemia 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)
subtype: #megaloblastic_anemia__megaloblasticanemia__megaloblasticanaemia anemia characterized by many large immature and dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone marrow; associated with pernicious anemia
subtype: #metaplastic_anemia__metaplasticanemia__metaplastic_anaemia__metaplasticanaemia pernicious anemia in which the various formed elements in the blood are changed
subtype: #refractory_anemia__refractory_anaemia 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)
subtype: #sideroblastic_anemia__sideroblasticanemia__sideroblastic_anaemia__sideroblasticanaemia__siderochrestic_anemia__siderochrestic_anaemia refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow
subtype: #sickle-cell_anemia__sickle-cell_anaemia__sickle-cell_disease__crescent-cell_anemia__crescent-cell_anaemia__drepanocytic_anemia__drepanocytic_anaemia a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
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