Other Names for Anemia
- Iron-poor blood
- Low blood
- Tired blood
There are many types of anemia with specific causes and traits. Some of these include:
- Aplastic anemia
- Blood loss anemia
- Cooley's anemia
- Diamond-Blackfan anemia
- Fanconi (fan-KO-nee) anemia
- Folate- or folic acid-deficiency anemia
- Hemolytic (HEE-moh-lit-ick) anemia
- Iron-deficiency anemia
- Pernicious (per-NISH-us) anemia
- Sickle cell anemia
- Thalassemias (thal-a-SE-me-ahs) ;Cooley’s anemia is another name for beta thalassemia major
Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health.