| BCM | B-cell maturation; birth control medication; blood-clotting mechanism effects; body cell mass; body ... |
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| BMC | blood mononuclear cell; bone marrow cell; bone mineral content |
| CAM | calf aortic microsome; cell adhesion molecule; cell-associating molecule; chorioallantoic membrane; ... |
| CCL | carcinoma cell line; certified cell line; Charcot-Leyden crystal; continuing care level; critical ca... |
| CDC | calculated date of confinement; cancer diagnosis center; capillary diffusion capacity; cell division... |
| Heinz body anaemia | A congenital haemolytic anaemia, due to autosomal inheritance of one of many unstable haemoglobins. The anaemia is of variable severity and characterised by the presence in vivo or in vitro of Heinz bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hemolytic anaemia | <disease, haematology> Anaemia resulting from reduced red cell survival time and haemolysis, either due to an intrinsic defect in the erythrocyte (hereditary spherocytosis or ellipsocytosis, enzyme defects, haemoglobinopathy) or an extrinsic damaging agent. For example autoantibody (autoimmune haemolytic anaemia), iso antibody, parasitic invasion of the cells (malaria), bacterial or chemical haemolysins, mechanical damage to erythrocytes. Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (18 Nov 1997) |
| scorbutic anaemia | Anaemia occurring in patients with scurvy, usually due to coincident nutritional deficiency; e.g., the "megaloblastic anaemia of scurvy" is due to concomitant folic acid deficiency. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary refractory anaemia | Any persistent anaemia that is successfully treated only by blood transfusions, and that is associated with another condition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hookworm anaemia | Anaemia associated with heavy infestation by Ancylostoma duodenale or Necator americanus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sideroblastic anaemia | <haematology> A form of refractory anaemia caused by sideroblasts in the bone marrow. Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (09 Oct 1997) |
| hyperchromic anaemia | <haematology> A type of anaemia which results when the body lacks sufficient vitamin B and the resulting red blood cells are thicker than normal, appearing more deeply coloured. Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (11 Jan 1998) |
| hypochromic anaemia | Anaemia characterised by a decrease in the ratio of the weight of haemoglobin to the volume of the erythrocyte, i.e., the mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration is less than normal; the individual cells contain less haemoglobin than they could have under optimal conditions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypochromic microcytic anaemia | Anaemia due to iron deficiency or thalassaemia, and characterised by lower than normal mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypoferric anaemia | Hypochromic microcytic anaemia characterised by low serum iron, increased serum iron-binding capacity, decreased serum ferritin, and decreased marrow iron stores. Synonym: hypoferric anaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hypoplastic anaemia | <haematology> A low red blood cell count that results from the underproduction of red blood cells by the bone marrow. This is often secondary to a drug (chemotherapy) side effect. (27 Sep 1997) |
| hypoproliferative anaemia | <haematology> Anaemia which results from abnormally low levels of red blood cells and haemoglobin in the blood. It is caused because the person has too few of the stem cells which make the red blood cells. (09 Oct 1997) |
| slaty anaemia | An ash-gray pallor in poisoning from acetanelid or silver (argyria). (05 Mar 2000) |
| spastic anaemia | Local anaemia resulting from nontransitory contraction of the arterial vessels in the affected region. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spherocytic anaemia | <haematology> A hereditary disorder that leads to a chronic haemolytic anaemia due to an abnormality in the red blood cell membrane. This disorder is caused by a defective gene. Red cells are resistant to stress and rupture easily. Infants may appear jaundiced and pale. Fatigue, weakness and shortness of breath are other symptoms that may be seen in older patients. The spleen may also be enlarged. Treatment includes splenectomy (removal of the spleen). After this is accomplished the life-span of the red blood cells returns to normal. (27 Sep 1997) |