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IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA
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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 anaemia" is a kind of...):
anaemia; anemia (a deficiency of red blood cells)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "iron deficiency anaemia"):
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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