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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In pathology, that state of the system in which there is a deficiency of blood. Compare anemia.

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  • Computed tomography of the chest revealed the characteristic findings of a mucocele with distal oligemia and hyperlucency of the affected lung parenchyma.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles 2009

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