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S: (n) aplastic anemia, aplastic anaemia (anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure)
S: (n) 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)

S: (n) Fanconi's anemia, Fanconi's anaemia, congenital pancytopenia (a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow)
S: (n) favism (anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency)
S: (n) hemolytic anemia, haemolytic anaemia (anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes)
S: (n) hyperchromic anemia, hyperchromic anaemia (anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin)
S: (n) hypochromic anemia, hypochromic anaemia (anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin)

S: (n) thalassemia, thalassaemia, Mediterranean anemia, Mediterranean anaemia (an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin)

S: (n) Cooley's anemia, Cooley's anaemia, thalassemia major, 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)

S: (n) hypoplastic anemia, hypoplastic anaemia (anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow; can develop into aplastic anemia)
S: (n) 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)

S: (n) chlorosis, greensickness (iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin)

S: (n) ischemia, ischaemia (local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism)

S: (n) ischemic stroke, ischaemic stroke (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))
S: (n) transient ischemic attack, TIA (brief episode in which the brain gets insufficient blood supply; symptoms depend on the site of the blockage)

S: (n) macrocytic anemia, macrocytic anaemia (anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal)
S: (n) microcytic anemia, microcytic anaemia (anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normal)

S: (n) 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))

S: (n) megaloblastic anemia, megaloblastic anaemia (anemia characterized by many large immature and dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone marrow; associated with pernicious anemia)
S: (n) metaplastic anemia, metaplastic anaemia (pernicious anemia in which the various formed elements in the blood are changed)

S: (n) 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))

S: (n) 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)

S: (n) dyscrasia (an abnormal or physiologically unbalanced state of the body)

S: (n) ill health, unhealthiness, health problem (a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain)

S: (n) physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

S: (n) condition, status (a state at a particular time) "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

S: (n) 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"

S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)

S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))