| Preferred Name |
anemia |
| Synonyms |
anemia anaemia anemia (disease) |
| Definitions |
A reduction in the number of red blood cells, the amount of hemoglobin, and/or the volume of packed red blood cells. Clinically, anemia represents a reduction in the oxygen-transporting capacity of a designated volume of blood, resulting from an imbalance between blood loss (through hemorrhage or hemolysis) and blood production. Signs and symptoms of anemia may include pallor of the skin and mucous membranes, shortness of breath, palpitations of the heart, soft systolic murmurs, lethargy, and fatigability. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0002280 |
| database_cross_reference |
ICD9:285.9 HP:0001903 NCIT:C2869 EFO:0004272 ICD9:285.8 MESH:D000740 DOID:2355 SCTID:271737000 |
| definition |
A reduction in the number of red blood cells, the amount of hemoglobin, and/or the volume of packed red blood cells. Clinically, anemia represents a reduction in the oxygen-transporting capacity of a designated volume of blood, resulting from an imbalance between blood loss (through hemorrhage or hemolysis) and blood production. Signs and symptoms of anemia may include pallor of the skin and mucous membranes, shortness of breath, palpitations of the heart, soft systolic murmurs, lethargy, and fatigability. |
| exactMatch |
http://identifiers.org/mesh/D000740 http://identifiers.org/snomedct/271737000 |
| has_exact_synonym |
anemia anaemia anemia (disease) |
| IAO_0000589 |
anemia (disease) |
| id |
MONDO:0002280 |
| label |
anemia |
| notation |
MONDO:0002280 |
| prefLabel |
anemia |
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| subClassOf |