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anaemia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
Examples of anaemia
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Anaemia is frequently observed in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
From the nature.com
Another disease, sickle cell anaemia, protects against malaria in a similar way.
From the newscientist.com
Nigeria, for instance, has about 40% of the world's sickle-cell-anaemia patients.
From the economist.com
Less than 50% of individuals in Goa, Manipur, Mizoram, and Kerala have anaemia.
From the en.wikipedia.org
People with two copies of the gene suffer severe anaemia and often die young.
From the newscientist.com
Preventive treatment reduced malaria by 25% and anaemia by 35% up to age 15 months.
From the sciencedaily.com
For example, one copy of the gene for sickle cell anaemia protects against malaria.
From the newscientist.com
It's worth remembering that anaemia is itself a symptom rather than a cause.
From the couriermail.com.au
A synthetic version of the hormone was originally developed to treat severe anaemia.
From the newscientist.com
- Anemia: a lack of vitality
- Anemia: a deficiency of red blood cells
- (anaemic) anemic: relating to anemia or suffering from anemia
- (anaemic) anemic: lacking vigor or energy; "an anemic attempt to hit the baseball"
- Anemia, also spelled anaemia, is usually defined as a decrease in the amount of red blood cells (RBCs) or hemoglobin in the blood. It can also be defined as a lowered ability of the blood to carry oxygen. When anemia comes on slowly, the symptoms are often vague and may include: feeling tired, weakness, shortness of breath or a poor ability to exercise...
- Thinning of the blood. The reduction of the red blood cells and/or haemoglobin in the blood which absorb and carry oxygen round the body. The effect is tiredness, and sometimes breathlessness.
- A condition that is due to a reduced number of red blood cells or reduced amounts of haemoglobin within them. This results in reduced oxygen carrying capacity and reduced aerobic activity in body cells.
- A shortage of red blood cells, which leads to symptoms such as weakness, breathlessness and reduced energy. Can be improved with iron and Erythropoietin.
- A condition where there are fewer red cells in the blood or a lower haemoglobin concentration than normal.
