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SIDEROBLASTIC ANEMIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sideroblastic anemia mean?
• SIDEROBLASTIC ANEMIA (noun)
The noun SIDEROBLASTIC ANEMIA has 1 sense:
1. refractory anemia characterized by sideroblasts in the bone marrow
Familiarity information: SIDEROBLASTIC ANEMIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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 anemia" 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))
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