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Definition of Hypochromic anaemia
1. Noun. Anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin.
Generic synonyms: Anaemia, Anemia
Specialized synonyms: Mediterranean Anaemia, Mediterranean Anemia, Thalassaemia, Thalassemia
Medical Definition of Hypochromic anaemia
1. Anaemia characterised by a decrease in the ratio of the weight of haemoglobin to the volume of the erythrocyte, i.e., the mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration is less than normal; the individual cells contain less haemoglobin than they could have under optimal conditions. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypochromic Anaemia
Literary usage of Hypochromic anaemia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"ioo ml., presenting a picture of hypochromic anaemia (Tables i and 2). There was
no anaemia (or dystrophy) in any of the lambs born the following year after ..."
2. New Dictionary of South African Biography by E. J. Verwey, Nelson Mandela (1995)
"... Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, United States of America (USA),
studying the relationship of iron I deficiency to hypochromic anaemia. ..."
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