English noun: refractory anemia | |||
1. | refractory anemia (state) 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) | ||
Synonyms | refractory anaemia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anaemia, anemia | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sideroblastic anaemia, sideroblastic anemia, siderochrestic anaemia, siderochrestic anemia | ||