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anemia with erythrocytes of normal size but a proportionate decrease in hemoglobin content, packed red cell volume, and number of erythrocytes per cubic millimeter of blood.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Normocytic anemia — is a common issue that occurs for men and women typically over 85 years old. Its prevalence increases with age, reaching 44 percent in men older than 85 years.[1] Normocytic anemia is the most frequently encountered type of anemia.[1] Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Anemia — For other uses, see Anemia (disambiguation). Anemia Classification and external resources ICD 10 D50 D64 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Anemia of chronic disease — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|285.2 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000565 eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 734 MeshID = Anemia of chronic disease, increasingly referred to as anemia of inflammation … Wikipedia
anemia — /euh nee mee euh/, n. 1. Pathol. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness. 2. a lack of power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness: His… … Universalium
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
normocytic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sid.ik adjective 1. of blood : containing red blood cells that are normal in size and usually also in hemoglobin content 2. of anemia : marked by the presence of diminished numbers of normal red blood cells in the circulating blood … Useful english dictionary
Microcytic anemia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 D50.8 Microcytic anemia (BrE: anaemia) is a generic term for any type of anemia characterized by small red blood cells. The normal mean corp … Wikipedia
Normochromic anemia — Normochromic is a form of anemia in which the concentration of hemoglobin in the red blood cells is within the standard range. However, there are insufficient numbers of red blood cells. This includes: aplastic, posthemorrhagic, and hemolytic… … Wikipedia
scorbutic anemia — anemia due to deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C); in naturally occurring human scurvy the anemia is generally normocytic, although in experimentally induced vitamin C deficiency the anemia is of the megaloblastic type … Medical dictionary
Pernicious anemia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 D51.0 ICD 9 281.0 … Wikipedia
