How to Use anemia in a Sentence

anemia

noun
  • But the ob-gyn dismissed it as anemia, telling her to take an iron pill and give it time.
    — Stephanie Booth, Health.com, 7 June 2021
  • This anemia happens when your red blood cells break down faster than normal.
    — Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 July 2025
  • Eating iron-rich foods, like spinach, is a great way to prevent anemia.
    — Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The cells then die off early, leaving a lack of healthy red blood cells, or anemia.
    — WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
  • It's also used as a treatment for anemia.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • It's also used as a treatment for anemia.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • With this type of anemia, your iron levels become too low for your body to make enough red blood cells.
    — Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 15 Apr. 2025
  • That, coupled with low levels of iron in their diet, could lead to anemia.
    — Kristi Pahr, Parents, 9 June 2023
  • Zinc oxide is chief among these since zinc can lead to anemia if enough of it is ingested.
    — Patty Khuly, miamiherald, 3 May 2018
  • Her doctor prescribed iron pills to treat anemia, but her symptoms got worse.
    — al, 21 June 2022
  • Work began to process plasma, count white blood cells and assess anemia.
    — Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 7 May 2021
  • This causes red blood cells to break down, leading to anemia and clots in the blood vessels.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • These episodes can lead to severe anemia, lasting brain damage and death.
    — New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022
  • This is often what people mean by latent anemia.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Onions, garlic, and chives destroy red blood cells, leading to anemia.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Think of the 85-year-old with high cholesterol, anemia and arthritis.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 June 2018
  • Fatigue and anemia may prompt an internal medicine workup.
    — Sarah Berg, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The blood cells burst, causing fever, headache, chills, muscle aches, and often anemia.
    — Jop De Vrieze, Science | AAAS, 26 Nov. 2019
  • These cancers can cause bleeding in the digestive tract and lead to anemia.
    — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
  • Very heavy bleeding could be a sign of a growth in your uterus—and can even eventually lead to anemia.
    — Frances Cannon, Teen Vogue, 21 Aug. 2017
  • Garlic, onions, and related plants can damage red blood cells and lead to anemia.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Miller’s death isn’t the first to be blamed on sickle cell anemia after a struggle with police.
    — Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • And pregnant women in Gaza, prewar, had high rates of anemia.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2024
  • But online, some creators are sounding the alarm that matcha drinkers could be putting themselves at risk of anemia.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 1 May 2025
  • This type of anemia occurs when red blood cells grow too large due to a folate deficiency.
    — Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Symptoms of anemia may take three to five days to appear in your dog, according to Watkins.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
  • For two billion people around the planet, anemia, weakness and malaise are part of daily life.
    — University Of Washington, The Seattle Times, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The catechins in green tea may raise the risk of iron-deficiency anemia.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 2025
  • For years, scientists have been trying to discover the cause of space anemia.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Those who are deficient in magnesium are more likely to have anemia.
    — Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2026

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