what is anemic??

Question

so i was talking to this girl and she said that she was anemic.. so i asked her what that meant and she told me ''it makes you cold all the time''... is that what it does? she is never sick, and she is not usually tired because she calls me all the time and tells me how she exercised that day.. and things like that.. so yeah.. basicly my queation is what does being anemic mean?

Answer 1

Anemic: Relating to anemia, the condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood. The oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood is, therefore, decreased.

Persons with anemia may feel tired and fatigue easily, appear pale, develop palpitations and become unusually short of breath. Children with chronic anemia are prone to infections and learning problems.

A person can become anemic by four mechanisms. One or more of these mechanisms must be operating to produce anemia:

* Hemorrhage -- bleeding
* Hemolysis -- excessive destruction of red blood cells
* Underproduction of red blood cells
* Not enough normal hemoglobin

Women are more likely than men to have anemia because of the loss of blood each month through menstruation. Iron deficiency anemia is common and in adults is most often due to chronic blood loss. This can be from menstruation or from small amounts of repeated bleeding (which can be very subtle) and in children is due mainly to not enough iron in the diet. Anemia is also often due to gastrointestinal bleeding caused by medications including such very common drugs as aspirin and ibuprofen (Advil or Motrin).

Answer 2

Anemic means to have anemia, from the Greek (Ἀναιμία) meaning "without blood", is a deficiency of red blood cells (RBCs) and/or hemoglobin. This results in a reduced ability of blood to transfer oxygen to the tissues, causing tissue hypoxia. Since all human cells depend on oxygen for survival, varying degrees of anemia can have a wide range of clinical consequences. Hemoglobin (the oxygen-carrying protein in the red blood cells) has to be present to ensure that adequate oxygen reaches all body tissues and organs.

The three main classes of anemia include excessive blood loss (acutely such as a hemorrhage or chronically through low-volume loss), excessive blood cell destruction (hemolysis) or deficient red blood cell production (ineffective hematopoiesis). In menstruating women, dietary iron deficiency is a common cause of deficient red blood cell production.

Anemia is the most common disorder of the blood. There are several kinds of anemia, produced by a variety of underlying causes. Anemia can be classified in a variety of ways, based on the morphology of RBCs, underlying etiologic mechanisms, and discernible clinical spectra, to mention a few.

Anemia goes undetected in many people, and symptoms can be vague. Most commonly, people with anemia report a feeling of weakness or fatigue, general malaise and sometimes a poor concentration. People with more severe anemia often report dyspnea (shortness of breath) on exertion. Very severe anemia prompts the body to compensate by increasing cardiac output, leading to palpitations and sweatiness, and to heart failure.

Pallor (pale skin, mucosal linings and nail beds) is often a useful diagnostic sign in moderate or severe anemia, but it is not always apparent. Other useful signs are cheilosis and koilonychia.

Answer 3

Like iron deficiency

Answer 4

Her hemogoblin is low. She is lacking in something. Potasssum, red meats build blood. Nevertheless, she needs to see her doctor and have her take a blood test to find out what really is the problem.

Answer 5

basically it means an iron deficiency or less than normal red blood cells or and hemoglobin visit this site for more info:http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=15492

Answer 6

its a deficiency of the blood were the oxygen count is low, as well as iron

Answer 7

no. that´s bogus.
anemic means generally not enough red blood cells, or to put in another way, not enough hemoglobin in your blood. it is usually traced back to not enough iron (II) in the system.

Answer 8

It means you do not have enough iron in your blood.