| iron deficiency anemia |
a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding
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| iron-storage disease |
hemochromatosis: pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints
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| iron |
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head implement used to brand live stock press and smooth with a heated iron; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing" cast-iron: extremely robust; "an iron constitution" home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth
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| iron lung |
respirator that produces alternations in air pressure in a chamber surrounding a patient's chest to force air into and out of the lungs thus providing artificial respiration
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| iron overload |
hemochromatosis: pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints
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