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Noun: refractory anaemia
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: refractory anemia)
  1. Any of various anaemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease)
    "The patient's refractory anaemia required frequent blood transfusions";
    - refractory anemia [N. Amer]

Type of: anaemia [Brit, Cdn], anemia [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Refractory anaemia