aplastic anemia
noun
aplas·tic anemia
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Definition of aplastic anemia
: anemia that is characterized by defective function of the blood-forming organs (such as the bone marrow) and is caused by toxic agents (such as chemicals or X-rays) or is idiopathic in origin
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Gabriel was diagnosed as an infant with aplastic anemia. — Allen Kim, CNN, "This 7-year-old had a chance to take a trip to Disney World. Instead, he chose to meet his bone marrow donor," 23 Aug. 2019 Williams also found out about this support when one of her twins, Addyson, was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia â a rare blood disorder in which her body does not produce enough new blood cells. — Jane Stueckemann, Houston Chronicle, "Woodlands Mothers of Multiples group helps navigate challenges of twins, triplets," 15 July 2019 Angela was just 3 years old when she was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a rare blood disorder that meant her body could not produce enough red blood cells. — Nina Dos Santos, CNN, "Why this 7-year-old can't go anywhere near unvaccinated children," 26 June 2019 Knee pain and the bottom line Health insurance typically doesnât cover stem cell injections, with the exception of certain accepted treatments, such as bone-marrow transplants for cancer and aplastic anemia. — STAT, "Employers are steering workers toward a controversial stem cell therapy," 20 June 2019 Knee Pain and the Bottom Line Health insurance typically doesnât cover stem cell injections, with the exception of certain accepted treatments, such as bone-marrow transplants for cancer and aplastic anemia. — Time, "Employers Are Steering Workers Toward Controversial Stem Cell Therapies," 19 June 2019 Her Mia Hamm Foundation raises funds and awareness for bone marrow and cord blood transplants in honor of her late brother, Garrett, who died in 1997 of aplastic anemia. — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, "Where are they now? Key members of the 1999 U.S. women's winning team," 31 May 2019 Dixon was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, aplastic anemia, in high school. — Ralph D. Russo, The Seattle Times, "Dixon, Simmer, Wimbush win Comeback Player of Year honors," 18 Dec. 2018 The Lancers senior was diagnosed with aplastic anemia in October of 2016, was hospitalized for four months and cleared to play one week before soccer tryouts last March. — Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Multi-sports stars Max Alba, Lexi Romero named Journal Sentinel high school athletes of the year," 14 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'aplastic anemia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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