IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding

Synonyms:

iron deficiency anaemia; iron deficiency anemia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("iron deficiency anemia" is a kind of...):

anaemia; anemia (a deficiency of red blood cells)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "iron deficiency anemia"):

chlorosis; greensickness (iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin)

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