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anemia

[uh-nee-mee-uh] / əˈni mi ə /


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Tests revealed she had anemia, so she received a blood transfusion from another eagle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

People with the disease can develop severe anemia, experience frequent infections, and need repeated blood transfusions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

But on Aug. 3, the center reported her packed cell volume fell to 13%, meaning her anemia had worsened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

The eagle is under veterinary care at the Ojai Raptor Center, and despite showing signs of improvement in her anemia last week, her packed cell volume has dropped to 13%, down from 17%.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Everywhere you turned there were college students in T-shirts, signing people up for sickle cell anemia testing and voter registration.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

The effects of the various anemias are widespread, because reduced numbers of RBCs or hemoglobin will result in lower levels of oxygen being delivered to body tissues.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Various disease processes also can lead to anemias.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Vitamin-deficient anemias generally involve insufficient vitamin B12 and folate.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Liver and liver extract established for the treatment, if not absolute cure, of pernicious anemia; and their value against anemias caused by kidney disease, cancer.

From Time Magazine Archive

This specialist now has a large number of detailed case histories based on every patient he has seen with leukemias, aplastic anemias, Hodgkin’s disease, and other disorders of the blood and blood-forming tissues.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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