ane'mia

A diminution of the amount of blood in the body, either from hemorrhage or from deficiency of the hemoglobin or albumin of the blood, acute a. An a. due to the sudden lo of a large quantity of blood, acute pernicious a. See progre ive pernicious a. ankylostoma a. See miners' a. e ential a. See progre ive pernicious a. infantile splenic a. An a. of early infancy due to hypertrophic alteration of the spleen. It is progre ive and of a grave nature, miners' a. The disease, resulting from the presence of the intestinal parasite Ankylostoma duodenale, observed in miners and workers in tunnels. See ankylostomiasis, paludal a. The a. due to malarial influences, pern i- ANEMOPHOBIA cio us a. See progre ive pernicious a. phenyl hydra zin a. A condition of the blood similar to that of pernicious a., produced in animals by subcutaneous injections of phenyl hydra zin. primary a. Same as pernicious a. progre ive cachectic a. A variety of progre ive pernicious a. distinguished by a decided cachexia without any discernible cause, progre ive pernicious a. A form of a. without any apparent cause which tends toward a fatal i ue. It begins insidiously and is unattended by any bronzing of the skin, enlargement of the spleen and lymphatics, or any great disproportion in number between the red and white blood corpuscles, retinal a. A condition sometimes observed in marked general a., in which the retinal arteries are somewhat diminished in caliber. Usually the veins are not affected and there is little, if any interference with vision, secondary a. An a. due to hemorrhage or to reduction of red corpuscles from a well-recognized cause, as malaria, or cancer, or toxic conditions, such as lead poisoning, spinal a. A deficiency in the supply of blood to the spinal cord. It may affect the motor or sensory tracts of the cord, giving rise to disturbances of motion or sensation in different parts of the body. The sensory symptoms caused by this condition are those of irritation, splenic a. A condition characterized by anemia and an enlarged spleen, in which cirrhosis of the liver may develop later; usually a secondary a. tropical a. A form of a. met with in unacclimatized persons living in the tropics. [Gr., anaimia, from an, priv., + aim a, blood.]