IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does iron deficiency anemia mean? 

• IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA (noun)
  The noun IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

iron deficiency anaemia; iron deficiency anemia

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)

 Context examples 

Your body needs the right amount of iron. If you have too little iron, you may develop iron deficiency anemia.

(Iron, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)