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Hypoxia vs Anemia - What's the difference?

hypoxia | anemia |

As nouns the difference between hypoxia and anemia

is that hypoxia is a condition in which tissues (especially the blood) are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen; anoxia 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.

hypoxia

English

(wikipedia hypoxia)

Noun

  • (pathology) A condition in which tissues (especially the blood) are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen; anoxia
  • A reduced concentration of dissolved oxygen in an aquatic environment.

    • Derived terms

    * hypoxic

    Related terms

    * normoxia

    See also

    * anoxia * altitude sickness * hyperoxia * hypoxemia

    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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