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Anemia
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A reduction in erythrocytes volume or hemoglobin concentration. [ ]
Term info
Label
Anemia
Synonyms
- Anaemia
- Low number of red blood cells or hemoglobin
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Anemia is not a specific entity but can result from many underlying pathologic processes. The three main causes of anemia are blood loss, decreased or faulty red blood cell production, and increased destruction of red blood cells. Various classifications are in clinical use including a classification according to the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of the erythrocytes: microcytic, macrocytic, or normocytic. Anemias can also be classified according to variations in cell size and shape, as reflected by the red-cell distribution width (RDW). Additionally, anemias can be classified into those of inadequate production and hemolytic anemias.
has alternative id
HP:0003136, HP:0001926, HP:0005509
has obo namespace
human_phenotype
has related synonym
Decreased hemoglobin
id
HP:0001903
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
decreased volume and
inheres in some erythrocyte or decreased amount and
inheres in some hemoglobin and
has modifier some abnormal)