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.