Definition: Anemia characterized by decreased or absent iron stores, low serum iron concentration, low transferrin saturation, and low hemoglobin concentration or hematocrit value. The erythrocytes are hypochromic and microcytic and the iron binding capacity is increased.
DF: ANEMIA IRON DEFIC
Other names Iron Deficiency Anemias; Iron Deficiency Anemia; Anemias, Iron Deficiency; Anemia, Iron Deficiency; Iron-Deficiency Anemias; Anemias, Iron-Deficiency; Iron-Deficiency Anemia