hypochromic anaemia

Definitions of hypochromic anaemia
  1. noun
    anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin
    synonyms: hypochromic anemia
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    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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