SIDEROBLASTIC ANAEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sideroblastic anaemia mean? 

• SIDEROBLASTIC ANAEMIA (noun)
  The noun SIDEROBLASTIC ANAEMIA has 1 sense:

1. refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow

  Familiarity information: SIDEROBLASTIC ANAEMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIDEROBLASTIC ANAEMIA (noun)

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Meaning:

Refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

sideroblastic anaemia; sideroblastic anemia; siderochrestic anaemia; siderochrestic anemia

Hypernyms ("sideroblastic anaemia" is a kind of...):

refractory anaemia; refractory anemia (any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease))