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Atrophy vs Anemia - What's the difference?

atrophy | anemia |

As nouns the difference between atrophy and anemia

is that atrophy is a reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use while anemia is 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.

As a verb atrophy

is to wither or waste away.

atrophy

English

(wikipedia atrophy)

Noun

(atrophies)
  • (pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use.

    • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To wither or waste away.
  • To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

    • Antonyms

    * hypertrophy * strengthen

    Related terms

    * atrophic

    See also

    * hypotrophy

    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

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