Her ____ or blood disease, persisted despite packed cell transfusions.

noun

1. A condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
2. Ischemia
3. Lack of vitality

adjective

1. Used to prevent or treat anemia

   "new anti-anemia drugs"

noun

1. 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

noun

1. An inherited disorder of hemoglobin synthesis that is the most severe form of beta-thalassemia, is marked by severe anemia associated with deficient hemoglobin, the presence of microcytes, and accelerated red cell destruction, and is associated with enlargement of the liver and spleen, an increase in erythroid bone marrow, bone deformities, and poor growth rate

noun

1. Anemia caused by excessive destruction (as in infection or sickle cell anemia) of red blood cells

noun

1. A severe megaloblastic anemia that is marked by a progressive decrease in the number of red blood cells and by pallor, weakness, and gastrointestinal and nervous disturbances and is caused by malabsorption of vitamin B₁₂ due to the absence of intrinsic factor

noun

1. A chronic inherited anemia that occurs primarily in individuals of African, Mediterranean, or southwest Asian ancestry who are homozygous for the gene controlling hemoglobin S and that is characterized especially by episodic blocking of small blood vessels by sickle cells