blood disorder

/bləd dɪˌsɔrdər/

Other forms: blood disorders

Definitions of blood disorder

1. noun

   a disease or disorder of the blood
   synonyms: blood disease

   types:

   cytopenia

   a deficiency of some cellular element of the blood

   acidemia

   a blood disorder characterized by an increased concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which falls below 7 on the pH scale)

   alkalemia

   a blood disorder characterized by a lower concentration of hydrogen ions in the blood (which rises above 7.45 on the pH scale)

   acanthocytosis

   the presence of acanthocytes in the blood stream (as in abetalipoproteinemia)

   agranulocytosis, agranulosis, granulocytopenia

   an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes

   analbuminemia

   an abnormally low level of albumin in the blood serum

   Banti's disease, Banti's syndrome

   a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen; accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis

   parasitaemia, parasitemia

   a condition in which parasites are present in the blood

   bleeder's disease, haemophilia, hemophilia

   congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son

   afibrinogenemia

   the absence of fibrinogen in the plasma leading to prolonged bleeding

   blood poisoning, septicaemia, septicemia

   invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection

   erythroblastosis

   a blood disease characterized by the abnormal presence of erythroblasts in the blood

   haemoglobinopathy, hemoglobinopathy

   a blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood

   histiocytosis

   a blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages

   hydremia

   blood disorder in which there is excess fluid volume compared with the cell volume of the blood

   hypothrombinemia

   a low level of prothrombin (factor II) in the circulating blood; results in long clotting time and poor clot formation and sometimes excessive bleeding; can result from vitamin K deficiency

   hypervolaemia, hypervolemia

   a blood disorder consisting of an increase in the volume of circulating blood

   hypovolaemia, hypovolemia

   a blood disorder consisting of a decrease in the volume of circulating blood

   anaemia, anemia

   a deficiency of red blood cells

   leucocytosis, leukocytosis

   an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia)

   leucopenia, leukopenia

   an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count

   lymphocytopenia, lymphopenia

   an abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood

   lymphocytosis

   an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood

   microcytosis

   a blood disorder characterized by the presence of microcytes (abnormally small red blood cells) in the blood; often associated with anemia

   polycythemia

   a disorder characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood

   peliosis, purpura

   any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding

   thrombocytopenia, thrombopenia

   a blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood

   uratemia

   presence of abnormal amounts of uric acid salts in the blood; symptom of gout

   uricaciduria

   presence of abnormal amounts of uric acid in the urine; symptom of gout

   haematocytopenia, hematocytopenia

   an abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood

   pancytopenia

   an abnormal deficiency in all blood cells (red blood cells and white blood cells and platelets); usually associated with bone marrow tumor or with aplastic anemia

   aplastic anaemia, aplastic anemia

   anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure

   erythroblastosis fetalis

   severe anemia in newborn babies; the result of Rh incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood; typically occurs when the child of an Rh-negative mother inherits Rh-positive blood from the father; can be diagnosed before birth by amniocentesis

   Fanconi's anaemia, Fanconi's anemia, congenital pancytopenia

   a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow

   favism

   anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency

   haemolytic anaemia, hemolytic anemia

   anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes

   hyperchromic anaemia, hyperchromic anemia

   anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin

   hypochromic anaemia, hypochromic anemia

   anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin

   hypoplastic anaemia, hypoplastic anemia

   anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow; can develop into aplastic anemia

   iron deficiency anaemia, iron deficiency anemia

   a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding

   ischaemia, ischemia

   local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism

   macrocytic anaemia, macrocytic anemia

   anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal

   microcytic anaemia, microcytic anemia

   anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normal

   malignant anaemia, malignant anemia, pernicious anaemia, pernicious anemia

   a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12)

   refractory anaemia, refractory anemia

   any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease)

   crescent-cell anaemia, crescent-cell anemia, drepanocytic anaemia, drepanocytic anemia, sickle-cell anaemia, sickle-cell anemia, sickle-cell disease

   a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape

   classical haemophilia, classical hemophilia, haemophilia A, hemophilia A

   hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men

   Christmas disease, haemophilia B, hemophilia B

   a clotting disorder similar to hemophilia A but caused by a congenital deficiency of factor IX

   angiohemophilia, vascular hemophilia, von Willebrand's disease

   a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding

   congenital afibrinogenemia

   a rare congenital disorder of blood coagulation in which no fibrinogen is found in the blood plasma

   childbed fever, puerperal fever

   serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon

   pyaemia, pyemia

   septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess

   toxaemia, toxemia

   blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood

   Hand-Schuller-Christian disease, Schuller-Christian disease

   inflammatory histiocytosis associated with disturbance of cholesterol metabolism; occurs chiefly in young children and is characterized by cystic defects of the skull and diabetes insipidus

   neutropenia

   leukopenia in which the decrease is primarily in number of neutrophils (the chief phagocytic leukocyte)

   nonthrombocytopenic purpura

   purpura resulting from a defect in the capillaries caused by bacteria or drugs

   essential thrombocytopenia

   the primary form of thrombocytopenia (rather than a shortage of platelets caused by other conditions such as tuberculosis or chemical suppression of bone marrow etc.)

   fowl cholera

   an acute diarrheal disease (especially of chickens) caused by the microorganism that causes hemorrhagic septicemia

   shipping fever, shipping pneumonia

   a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market)

   Werlhof's disease, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, purpura hemorrhagica, thrombocytopenic purpura

   purpura associated with a reduction in circulating blood platelets which can result from a variety of factors

   type of:

   blood dyscrasia

   any abnormal condition of the blood