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macrocytic anemia — any of various anemias of diverse etiology that are characterized by erythrocytes that are larger than normal and lack the usual central area of pallor; mean corpuscular volume and mean corpuscular hemoglobin are also elevated. See folic acid… … Medical dictionary
Anemia — The condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood. The oxygen carrying capacity of the blood is, therefore, decreased. Persons with anemia may feel tired and fatigue … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
sprue — 1. Primary intestinal malabsorption with steatorrhea. SYN: cachexia aphthosa. 2. In dentistry, wax or metal used to form the aperture(s) for molten metal to flow into a mold to make a casting … Medical dictionary
Sickle-cell disease — This article is about the disease itself. For the genetic transmission of sickle cell disease and its carrier state, see sickle cell trait. Sickle cell disease Classification and external resources Normal and sickle shaped red blood cells ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Southeast Asian ovalocytosis — Classification and external resources ICD 9 282.1 OMIM 109270 MeSH … Wikipedia
Thalassemia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 D56 ICD 9 282.4 … Wikipedia
Hematology — Hematologist Occupation Names Medical Specialist Activity sectors Medicine Description Education required Doctor of Medicine Medical residency Fellowship (medicine) Hematology, also spelled haematology (from the … Wikipedia
Hereditary elliptocytosis — Classification and external resources Blood smear showing elliptocytes ICD 10 D … Wikipedia
