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ANEMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America
Synonyms:
Anemia; genus Anemia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Anemia" is a kind of...):
fern genus (genera of ferns and fern allies)
Meronyms (members of "Anemia"):
Anemia adiantifolia; pine fern (fern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with rhizome densely clad in grown hairs)
Holonyms ("Anemia" is a member of...):
family Schizaeaceae; Schizaeaceae (small family of mainly tropical ferns)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A deficiency of red blood cells
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("anemia" is a kind of...):
blood disease; blood disorder (a disease or disorder of the blood)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anemia"):
aplastic anaemia; aplastic anemia (anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure)
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)
congenital pancytopenia; Fanconi's anaemia; Fanconi's anemia (a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow)
favism (anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency)
haemolytic anaemia; hemolytic anemia (anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes)
hyperchromic anaemia; hyperchromic anemia (anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin)
hypochromic anaemia; hypochromic anemia (anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin)
hypoplastic anaemia; hypoplastic anemia (anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow; can develop into aplastic anemia)
iron deficiency anaemia; iron deficiency anemia (a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding)
ischaemia; ischemia (local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism)
macrocytic anaemia; macrocytic anemia (anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal)
microcytic anaemia; microcytic anemia (anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normal)
malignant anaemia; malignant anemia; pernicious anaemia; pernicious anemia (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))
refractory anaemia; refractory anemia (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))
crescent-cell anaemia; crescent-cell anemia; drepanocytic anaemia; drepanocytic anemia; sickle-cell anaemia; sickle-cell anemia; sickle-cell disease (a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape)
Derivation:
anemic (relating to anemia or suffering from anemia)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A lack of vitality
Synonyms:
anaemia; anemia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("anemia" is a kind of...):
symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
Derivation:
anemic (lacking vigor or energy)
Context examples:
If left untreated, celiac disease can lead to malnutrition, anemia, weakened bones, and other problems.
(Virus linked to food sensitivity, NIH)
An acquired anemia caused by destruction of the red blood cells by autoantibodies.
(Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, NCI Thesaurus)
An autoimmune hematologic disorder characterized by autoimmune hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, lymphadenopathy, hepatomegaly and splenomegaly.
(Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
Anemia characterized by the presence of megaloblasts in the bone marrow.
(Megaloblastic Anemia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Anemia characterized by the presence of unusually large erythroblasts in the bone marrow called megaloblasts.
(Megaloblastic Anemia, NCI Thesaurus)
This means that you do not have enough healthy cells, which can lead to infection, anemia, or easy bleeding.
(Myelodysplastic Syndromes, NIH National Cancer Institute)
Specific types of nail discoloration and changes in growth rate can be signs of lung, heart, kidney, and liver diseases, as well as diabetes and anemia.
(Nail Diseases, NIH)
A type of anemia (low red blood cell count) caused by the body's inability to absorb vitamin B12.
(Pernicious anemia, NCI Dictionary)
This may inhibit anemia caused by inflammation.
(PEG-linked L-RNA Oligonucleotide Hepcidin-targeting Agent NOX-H94, NCI Thesaurus)
Megaloblastic anemia caused by vitamin B-12 deficiency due to impaired absorption.
(Pernicious anemia, NCI Thesaurus)
