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refractory anemia

n.

Any of a group of anemic conditions that is not associated with another disease and that is marked by a persistent, frequently advanced anemia that can only be successfully treated through blood transfusions.

Nearby words

  1. refractivity,
  2. refractometer,
  3. refractometry,
  4. refractor,
  5. refractory,
  6. refractory period,
  7. refractory state,
  8. refracture,
  9. refrain,
  10. reframe
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