SIDEROPENIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A deficiency of iron; results from inadequate iron in the diet or from hemorrhage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("sideropenia" is a kind of...):

mineral deficiency (lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for normal nutrition or metabolism)

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