HYPOCHROMIC ANAEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypochromic anaemia mean? 

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

1. anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPOCHROMIC ANAEMIA (noun)

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Meaning:

Anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

hypochromic anaemia; hypochromic anemia

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

anaemia; anemia (a deficiency of red blood cells)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypochromic anaemia"):

Mediterranean anaemia; Mediterranean anemia; thalassaemia; thalassemia (an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin)