HYPOCHROMIC ANEMIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypochromic anemia mean? 

• HYPOCHROMIC ANEMIA (noun)
  The noun HYPOCHROMIC ANEMIA has 1 sense:

1. anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin

  Familiarity information: HYPOCHROMIC ANEMIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPOCHROMIC ANEMIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

hypochromic anaemia; hypochromic anemia

Hypernyms ("hypochromic anemia" is a kind of...):

anaemia; anemia (a deficiency of red blood cells)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypochromic anemia"):

Mediterranean anaemia; Mediterranean anemia; thalassaemia; thalassemia (an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin)

 Context examples 

Hypochromic anemia may be caused by iron deficiency from a low iron intake, diminished iron absorption, or excessive iron loss.

(Hypochromic Anemia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)