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    IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     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 bleedingplay

    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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