anemia
noun
a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
anemias
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pluralof anemia.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The effects of the various anemias are widespread, because reduced numbers of RBCs or hemoglobin will result in lower levels of oxygen being delivered to body tissues.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Various disease processes also can lead to anemias.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Vitamin-deficient anemias generally involve insufficient vitamin B12 and folate.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
No less than 50% of all blood-destroying anemias acquired after infancy, he believes, are the results of autoimmune reactions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Termed pandu roga in Sanskrit, anemias were further subdivided into categories.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
