anaemia
English Thesaurus
1. a deficiency of red blood cells (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | aplastic anaemia, aplastic anemia, |
| definition | : | anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | erythroblastosis fetalis, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | favism, |
| definition | : | anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | ischaemia, ischemia, |
| definition | : | local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | refractory anaemia, refractory anemia, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.state) |
2. a lack of vitality (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | symptom, |
| definition | : | (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease (noun.state) |
3. a deficiency of red blood cells (noun.state)
| derivation | : | anaemic, anemic, |
| definition | : | relating to anemia or suffering from anemia (adj.pert) |
4. a lack of vitality (noun.state)
| derivation | : | anaemic, anemic, |
| definition | : | lacking vigor or energy (adj.all) |
5. a deficiency of red blood cells (noun.state)
| derivation | : | anaemic, anemic, |
| definition | : | relating to anemia or suffering from anemia (adj.pert) |
6. a lack of vitality (noun.state)
| derivation | : | anaemic, anemic, |
| definition | : | lacking vigor or energy (adj.all) |
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