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anaemia Definition


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anaemia
anemia
noun
    1. pathol.
      An abnormal reduction in the amount of the oxygen-carrying pigment haemoglobin in the red blood cells, characterized by pallid skin, fatigue and breathlessness, and caused by blood loss, iron deficiency, destruction of or impaired production of red blood cells, etc.
Etymology: 19c: from an- + Greek haima blood.



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