malarial anemia

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• malarial cachexia — n a generalized state of debility that is marked by anemia, jaundice, splenomegaly, and emaciation and results from long continued chronic malarial infection * * * a group of physical signs of a chronic nature that result from antecedent attacks… …   Medical dictionary

• Anemia, sickle cell — A genetic blood disease due to the presence of an abnormal form of hemoglobin, namely hemoglobin S. Hemoglobin is the molecule in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the farthest reaches of the body. Sickle cell anemia… …   Medical dictionary

• malarial cachexia — noun : a generalized state of debility that is marked by anemia, jaundice, splenomegaly, and emaciation and results from long continued chronic malarial infection …   Useful english dictionary

• malarial fever — noun 1. : malaria of man 2. a. : infectious anemia b. : texas fever …   Useful english dictionary

• sickle cell anemia — Pathol. a chronic hereditary blood disease, occurring primarily among Africans or persons of African descent, in which abnormal hemoglobin causes red blood cells to become sickle shaped and nonfunctional, characterized by enlarged spleen, chronic …   Universalium

• Sickle cell anemia — A genetic blood disease due to the presence of an abnormal form of hemoglobin, namely hemoglobin S. Hemoglobin is the molecule in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the farthest areas of the body. Sickle cell anemia affects… …   Medical dictionary

• Thalassemia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 D56 ICD 9 282.4 …   Wikipedia

• Hepatosplenomegaly — Enlargement of the liver and spleen. The word “hepatosplenomegaly” is compounded from Greek roots: “hepato “ from “hepatikos” (of the liver) + “spleno” from “splen” (the spleen) + “megaly” from “megas” (big or great) = bigness of the liver and… …   Medical dictionary

• malaria — malarial, malarian, malarious, adj. /meuh lair ee euh/, n. 1. Pathol. any of a group of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations but now …   Universalium

• Plasmodium falciparum — Blood smear of Plasmodium falciparum (gametocytes sexual forms) Scientific classification Domain …   Wikipedia

• Sickle-cell disease — This article is about the disease itself. For the genetic transmission of sickle cell disease and its carrier state, see sickle cell trait. Sickle cell disease Classification and external resources Normal and sickle shaped red blood cells ICD 10 …   Wikipedia