iron deficiency anaemia
collocation in Englishmeaningsofiron,deficiencyandanaemia
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iron
adjective[before noun]
uk/aɪən/us/aɪrn/
very strong physically, mentally, ...
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deficiency
noun[C or U]
uk/dɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/us/dɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
a state of not having, or not having enough, of something that ...
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anaemia
noun[U]
uk/əˈniː.mi.ə/us/əˈniː.mi.ə/
a medical condition in which there are not enough red blood cells in ...
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(Definition ofiron,deficiencyandanaemiafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Ten films showed evidence of irondeficiencyanaemia.
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The authors concluded that heavy infections of over 800 worms can cause irondeficiencyanaemiain children.
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The films were examined for (i) evidence of irondeficiencyanaemia, (ii) abnormal white cell counts and morphology, and (iii) platelet morphology.
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Symptoms often resembled those of irondeficiencyanaemia.
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Does this elderly patient have irondeficiencyanaemia, and what is the underlying cause?
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Other features in this condition that are more common in females, are irondeficiencyanaemia, glossitis, and koilonychia.
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There is little doubt that the great majority of those in the last-mentioned category in fact had irondeficiencyanaemia.
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Recognizing and treating irondeficiencyanaemiain hospitalised elderly people.
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In postmenopausal women the increased physiological demands no longer operate and irondeficiencyanaemiais almost invariably due to chronic blood loss.
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For example, of adults suffering from irondeficiencyanaemia, 458 million are women and 238 million are men.
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The latter alleviates irondeficiencyanaemia, which interferes with the mental development of an estimated 40% of infants in the developing world.
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Adequate disease control usually improves anemia of chronic disease, but irondeficiencyanaemiashould be treated with iron supplements.
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Some can be used in iron deficiency, others require irondeficiencyanaemiato be present.
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