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sulcus bicipitalis lateralis(medicine)
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Haemolytic anaemia (medicine) and sulcus bicipitalis medialis (medicine)


Haemolytic anaemia (medicine)


haemolytic anaemia
<disease, haematology> Anaemia resulting from reduced red cell survival time and haemolysis, either due to an intrinsic defect in the erythrocyte (hereditary spherocytosis or ellipsocytosis, enzyme defects, haemoglobinopathy) or an extrinsic damaging agent.

For example autoantibody (autoimmune haemolytic anaemia), iso antibody, parasitic invasion of the cells (malaria), bacterial or chemical haemolysins, mechanical damage to erythrocytes.

Origin: Gr. Haima = blood


sulcus bicipitalis medialis (medicine)


sulcus bicipitalis medialis -->
medial bicipital groove


at the cubital fossa, the groove separating the biceps brachii and brachialis muscles on the medial side.

Synonym: sulcus bicipitalis medialis.