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SIDEROPENIA
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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)