Iron deficiency anaemia

Definition: Anemia characterized by decreased or absent iron stores, low serum iron concentration, low transferrin saturation, and low hemoglobin concentration or hematocrit value. The erythrocytes are hypochromic and microcytic and the iron binding capacity is increased.

Synonyms (terms occurring on more labels are shown first): iron deficiency anemia, iron deficiency anaemia, iron-deficiency anemia, iron- deficiency anemia

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