| SCM | Schwann cell membrane; sensation, circulation, and motion; Society of Computer Medicine; soluble cyt... |
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| TCE | T-cell enriched; tetrachlorodiphenyl ethane; trichloroethylene T-cell thymus-derived cell |
| TCR | T-cell reactivity; T-cell receptor; T-cell rosette; thalamocortical relay; total cytoplasmic ribosom... |
| WBC | well baby care/clinic; white blood cell; white blood cell count; whole blood cell count |
| WC | ward clerk; water closet; Weber-Christian [syndrome]; wheel chair; white cell; white cell casts; whi... |
| 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) |
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| 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) |
| splenic anaemia | <syndrome> Chronic congestive splenomegaly that occurs primarily in children as a sequel to hypertension in the portal or splenic veins, usually as a result of thrombosis of the veins; anaemia, splenomegaly, and irregular episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding are usually observed, with ascites, jaundice, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia developing in various conbinations. Synonym: Banti's disease, splenic anaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neonatal anaemia | <haematology> A condition which develops in the foetus due to an incompatibility between the mother's blood type (RH factor) and the baby's. Maternal antibodies, which enter the foetal circulation during delivery attack the baby's red blood cells leading to haemolysis (rupture of the cells). Symptoms include an infant with an enlarged liver and spleen, swelling, jaundice and anaemia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| normochromic anaemia | Any anaemia in which the concentration of haemoglobin in the erythrocytes is within the normal range, i.e., the mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration is from 32 to 36%. Synonym: isochromic anaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| normocytic anaemia | Any anaemia in which the erythrocytes are normal in size, i.e., the mean corpuscular volume ranges from 82 to 92 cu um. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nutritional anaemia | Any anaemia resulting from a dietary deficiency of materials essential to red blood cell formation, e.g., iron, vitamins (especially folic acid), protein. Synonym: deficiency anaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nutritional macrocytic anaemia | Macrocytic, megaloblastic anaemia due to deficiency of either folate or vitamin B12. (05 Mar 2000) |