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Anemia vs Pancytopenia - What's the difference?

anemia | pancytopenia |

As a verb anemia

is .

As a noun pancytopenia is

(medicine) a form of anemia in which there is a reduction in the numbers of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.

anemia

English

(wikipedia anemia)

Alternative forms

* anaemia (British) *

Noun

  • (uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
  • (countable, pathology) A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.
    • Pernicious anemia and sickle-cell anemia are two anemias .

    Derived terms

    () * achlorhydric anemia * acquired hemolytic anemia * anemic * aplastic anemia * autoimmune hemolytic anemia * hemolytic anemia * hyperchromic anemia * hypochromic anemia * pernicious anemia * sickle-cell anemia

    See also

    * ischemia

    Anagrams

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    pancytopenia

    English

    (wikipedia pancytopenia)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) A form of anemia in which there is a reduction in the numbers of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets