aplastic anemia
Noun 1. anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure (synonym) aplastic anaemia (hypernym) anemia, anaemia | ||||
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Aplastic anemia Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
aplastic anemia
A condition in which the bone marrow is unable to produce blood cells.
A condition in which the bone marrow is unable to produce blood cells.
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Aplastic anemia
Anemia due to failure of the bone marrow to produce red blood cells.
Anemia due to failure of the bone marrow to produce red blood cells.
| Hepatitis Central (TM) Liver Disease Medical Glossary |
Aplastic Anemia
Severely reduced amount of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
Severely reduced amount of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
Aplastic anemia Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Aplastic anemia
Aplastic anemia is a condition where bone marrow does not produce sufficient new cells to replenish blood cells.
The term 'aplastic' means the marrow suffers from an aplasia that renders it unable to function properly. Anemia is the condition of having fewer red blood cells than normal, or fewer than needed to function properly. Typically, anemia refers to low red blood cell counts, but aplastic anemia patients have lower counts of all three blood cell types: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
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