Anemia / Low Haemoglobin - Glossary

Glossary

Anemia: A condition in which the number of red blood cells is below normal.

Angina: Chest pain.

CBC: Complete Blood Count.

Hemoglobin: The iron-containing protein (pigment) found in red blood cells.Hemoglobin transports oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues.

Heredity: Genetic transmission of traits from parent to offspring.

Hypoxia: Decreased concentration of oxygen in the blood.

IM: Intra Muscular route.

Inherited Disorder: A disease caused primarily by changes in a person's DNA,inherited from the parents, rather than some infectious agent or environmental influence.

Menorrhagia: Excessive menstrual blood loss.

Menstruation: Periodic discharge of blood and tissue from the uterus. Until menopause, menstruation occurs approximately every 28 days when a woman is not pregnant.

Palpitations: Awareness of ones own heartbeat.

Parturition: Childbirth.

RBC: Red Blood Cells; Cell specialised for oxygen transport, having a high concentration of hemoglobin in the cytoplasm.

Thalassemia: The thalassemias are a group of genetic blood disorders that affect a person’s ability to produce hemoglobin.