What does "pseudoanemia" mean?

Any of various states that may be mistaken for anemia, which usually fall into the classes of (a) hemodilution that is physiologic rather than pathologic and (b) pallor of mucous membranes with nonanemic causes.

Pseudoanemia

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Noun

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Any of various states that may be mistaken for anemia, which usually fall into the classes of (a) hemodilution that is physiologic rather than pathologic and (b) pallor of mucous membranes with nonanemic causes. uncountable
"dilutional pseudoanemia"

Etymology

From pseudo- + anemia.

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