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Noun: refractory anemia
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: refractory anaemia)
  1. Any of various anemic 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 anemia required frequent blood transfusions";
    - refractory anaemia [Brit, Cdn]

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

Encyclopedia: Refractory anemia