anemia
noun
ane·mia
ə-ˈnē-mē-ə 
1
a
: a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
b
: ischemia
2
: lack of vitality
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Their hemoglobin levels were catastrophically low — a sign of life-threatening anemia.
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Simar Bajaj, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Too few red blood cells and a person develops anemia, for example, and too many white blood cells can lead to leukemia.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 22 Jan. 2024
When the body destroys red blood cells prematurely, the person can experience a range of symptoms, such as fatigue, anemia, dizziness, and heart palpitations.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
So far exa-cel has only been tested in around 100 people with either sickle cell anemia or beta-thalassemia.
—Sara Reardon, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
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Fanconi anemia causes bone marrow failure, organ defects, and cancer susceptibility.
—Allen Goldberg, STAT, 27 Feb. 2024
The simple things of diabetes screening and treatment, hypertensive screening and treatment, checking them to see if their baby has grown normally, checking them for anemia and giving them appropriate treatment for that, any other complications—none of those are being picked up.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2024
In fact, one study showed that iron deficiency anemia patients treated with iron supplements lost weight compared to those who did not take supplements.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Sickle cell anemia is the most common genetic disorder in Black Americans and can lead to a stroke.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
Simar Bajaj, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Too few red blood cells and a person develops anemia, for example, and too many white blood cells can lead to leukemia.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 22 Jan. 2024
When the body destroys red blood cells prematurely, the person can experience a range of symptoms, such as fatigue, anemia, dizziness, and heart palpitations.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
So far exa-cel has only been tested in around 100 people with either sickle cell anemia or beta-thalassemia.
—Sara Reardon, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023
Related: The Alabama IVF ruling uses faux scientific language to justify a religious position
Fanconi anemia causes bone marrow failure, organ defects, and cancer susceptibility.
—Allen Goldberg, STAT, 27 Feb. 2024
The simple things of diabetes screening and treatment, hypertensive screening and treatment, checking them to see if their baby has grown normally, checking them for anemia and giving them appropriate treatment for that, any other complications—none of those are being picked up.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2024
In fact, one study showed that iron deficiency anemia patients treated with iron supplements lost weight compared to those who did not take supplements.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Sickle cell anemia is the most common genetic disorder in Black Americans and can lead to a stroke.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 Jan. 2024
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anemia
noun
ane·mia
ə-ˈnē-mē-ə
: a condition in which the blood has less than the normal amount of red blood cells, hemoglobin, or total volume and which is usually marked by weakness, exhaustion, pale skin, shortness of breath, and abnormal heartbeat
anemic
adjective
-mik
Medical Definition
anemia
noun
ane·mia
variants
or chiefly British anaemia
1
: a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume see aplastic anemia, hyperchromic anemia, hypochromic anemia, megaloblastic anemia, microcytic anemia, pernicious anemia, sickle cell anemia compare oligocythemia
2
: ischemia
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