How to Use anemia in a Sentence

anemia

noun
  • But the ob-gyn dismissed it as anemia, telling her to take an iron pill and give it time.
    Stephanie Booth, Health.com, 7 June 2021
  • The cells then die off early, leaving a lack of healthy red blood cells, or anemia.
    WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
  • One of the targets, again, was to reduce anemia in women.
    Sharman Apt Russell, Scientific American, 20 May 2021
  • Stat! Low-dose aspirin has been linked to anemia in older adults.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2023
  • That, coupled with low levels of iron in their diet, could lead to anemia.
    Kristi Pahr, Parents, 9 June 2023
  • The blood cells burst, causing fever, headache, chills, muscle aches, and often anemia.
    Jop De Vrieze, Science | AAAS, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Miller’s death isn’t the first to be blamed on sickle cell anemia after a struggle with police.
    Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • Symptoms of anemia may take three to five days to appear in your dog, according to Watkins.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
  • And pregnant women in Gaza, prewar, had high rates of anemia.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Alcohol of any type does affect the bone marrow and is one of the more common causes of low platelets and anemia.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Doctor King used to say America has a high blood pressure of creeds, but an anemia of deeds.
    John Blake, CNN, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Others are in the works for sickle cell anemia and Type 2 diabetes.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Having low red blood cells from leukemia counts results in a condition called anemia, per the ACS.
    Barbara Brody, Health.com, 29 Sep. 2021
  • These episodes can lead to severe anemia, lasting brain damage and death.
    New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Burke thanks Noah for his service and promises the world’s best medicine for his younger brother, who has sickle cell anemia.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 June 2023
  • According to the researcher, the longer astronauts stay in space, the longer space anemia will plague them on solid land.
    Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Work began to process plasma, count white blood cells and assess anemia.
    Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 7 May 2021
  • Her doctor prescribed iron pills to treat anemia, but her symptoms got worse.
    al, 21 June 2022
  • Miller’s father, Willie Miller, said none of his children had sickle cell anemia.
    Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • The event is in honor of sisters Kami and Kyra Crawford who have sickle-cell anemia.
    Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Thomas Neff, founder of a biotech company known for its anemia treatment, died last Sunday at age 65.
    Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, 31 Aug. 2019
  • Too few red blood cells and a person develops anemia, for example, and too many white blood cells can lead to leukemia.
    Megan Molteni, STAT, 22 Jan. 2024
  • For years, scientists have been trying to discover the cause of space anemia.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The cells are also brittle and prone to shattering, causing anemia that, in the long term, starves organs of oxygen.
    Meredith Wadman, Science | AAAS, 26 Nov. 2019
  • While training in Colorado Springs last fall, tests revealed severe anemia that led to surgery.
    Branson Wright, cleveland, 3 Apr. 2020
  • The next step is to draw blood and analyze a sample of your poop to check for anemia and rule out infections like E. coli and C. difficile.
    Rebecca Joy Stanborough, SELF, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Over time, the blood loss can even lead to anemia and fatigue, according to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.
    Rebecca Joy Stanborough, SELF, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Sickle-cell anemia causes red blood cells to change shape and break down, creating a shortage of red blood cells.
    Uriel J. Garcia, azcentral, 21 Jan. 2020
  • But even before anemia, low iron levels can cause health problems.
    Lourdes Medrano, NPR, 15 Sep. 2024
  • This blood test can detect markers that indicate infections, anemia (low red blood cell count), cancers, and immune system conditions.
    Cristina Mutchler, Health, 8 Oct. 2024

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