anemia

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Low iron levels can lead to anemia, which is characterized by weakness and fatigue and, in severe cases, heart failure.

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  1. noun A pathological deficiency in the oxygen-carrying component of the blood, measured in unit volume concentrations of hemoglobin, red blood cell volume, or red blood cell number.

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  • Low iron levels can lead to anemia, which is characterized by weakness and fatigue and, in severe cases, heart failure. —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • This test screens for anemia, which is very common during pregnancy. —  Mywebblogs.com Master Site Feed
  • Blood: The Vital Connection provides information on sickle cell anemia, an inherited disease that disproportionately affects African Americans (one in 12 carry the sickle cell gene), and on anemia in the older population (almost 10 percent is currently anemic), amongst many other disorders. —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • Most participants polled were unable to name common blood conditions such as anemia, blood clotting, hemophilia, and deep-vein thrombosis. —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • The EPA carbon monoxide fact sheet is primarily directed at the elderly because they tend to be more vulnerable to unintentional carbon monoxide poisonings if they also suffer from health issues such as anemia or heart or breathing conditions, said HealthDAy News. —  NewsInferno
 

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  1. New Latin, from Greek anaimiā : an-, without; see a-1 + haima, blood.
 

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