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aplastic_anaemia
MEANING: anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure
Hypernym Tree (aplastic_anaemia is a type of)
anemia, anaemia -- (a deficiency of red blood cells
blood_disease, blood_disorder -- (a disease or disorder of the blood
blood_dyscrasia -- (any abnormal condition of the blood
dyscrasia -- (an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body
ill_health, unhealthiness, health_problem -- (a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
pathological_state -- (a condition that is not normal
condition, status -- (a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
state -- (the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
Also See
aplastic_anemia, aplastic_anaemia -- (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
Fanconi's_anemia, Fanconi's_anaemia, congenital_pancytopenia -- (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
hemolytic_anemia, haemolytic_anaemia -- (anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes
hyperchromic_anemia, hyperchromic_anaemia -- (anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin
hypochromic_anemia, hypochromic_anaemia -- (anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin
hypoplastic_anemia, hypoplastic_anaemia -- (anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow; can develop into aplastic anemia
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
ischemia, ischaemia -- (local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
macrocytic_anemia, macrocytic_anaemia -- (anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal
microcytic_anemia, microcytic_anaemia -- (anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normal
pernicious_anemia, pernicious_anaemia, malignant_anemia, malignant_anaemia -- (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_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)
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
