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Noun: iron deficiency anemia
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: iron deficiency anaemia)
  1. A form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding
    "Her iron deficiency anemia improved after increasing her intake of iron-rich foods";
    - iron deficiency anaemia [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: anaemia [Brit, Cdn], anemia [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Iron deficiency anemia