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hypochromic anemia

DEFINITIONS OF: hypochromic anemia

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n anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin

Synonyms:
hypochromic anaemia
Types:
Mediterranean anaemia, Mediterranean anemia, thalassaemia, thalassemia
an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
Cooley's anaemia, Cooley's anemia, thalassaemia major, thalassemia major
a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged
Type of:
anaemia, anemia
a deficiency of red blood cells
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