anemia
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- n a deficiency of red blood cells
- n a lack of vitality
- n genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America
- Only a generation ago, anemia was both a common and a fashionable complaint.
- Once inside the body, the kala-azar protozoan invades and weakens the immune system, causing fever, weight loss, anemia and enlargement of the spleen.
- Researchers have identified the first effective treatment for sickle cell anemia, the fatal blood disorder that almost exclusively affects black Americans, the National Institutes .