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anemia

[uh-nee-mee-uh] / əˈni mi ə /


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Bell could discern a soldier by his gait and diagnose anemia from the stain on a shirt cuff.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

They also experienced fewer cases of anemia, pneumonia, acute aseptic arthritis, and internal bleeding, although gastrointestinal problems were more common in the vitamin C group.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 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

Jackie, the bald eagle who has gained worldwide fame over the years, has been diagnosed with anemia and is in "critical" condition.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Many of the child mummies exhibit signs of severe anemia, surprising in people who lived on seafood.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Various disease processes also can lead to anemias.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

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

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

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

And here too, athletes are eagerly dogging the footsteps of medical researchers, specifically those working to treat chronic anemias, conditions in which red blood cells dwindle to dangerously low levels, starving tissues of oxygen.

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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