| iron |
A metallic element sometimes used for coins.
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| iron deficiency anemia |
the lack of iron in the blood, which is necessary to make hemoglobin, the part of blood that distributes oxygen from the lungs to tissues in the body.
Ãâó: www.chkd.org/High_Risk_Pregnancy/glossary.asp
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| iron |
hematite, Fe 2 S 3
Ãâó: web.lemoyne.edu/~giunta/archemg.html
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| iron b. |
an autotrophic bacterium that oxidizes iron from the ferrous to the ferric state, including sheathed bacteria such as Leptothrix and Sphaerotilus.
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| iron d. |
deficiency of iron in the system, usually caused by blood loss, low dietary levels of iron, or a disease condition that inhibits iron uptake. Three stages of severity are distinguished: iron depletion, latent iron deficiency, and iron deficiency anemia.
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