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The scientific term for a low iron level is anemia!
There are several types of anemia. The term means without blood. It could be caused by excessive bleeding or damage to the bone marrow. Anemia is one of the most common disorders of the blood. It can be due to excessive blood loss or hemorrhage. Or deficient red blood cell production. Anemia can be classified in several ways: macrocytic anemia, normocytic anemia, microcytic anemia. Some of the more familiar ones are: pernicious anemia due to lack or low B12, iron deficiency anemia due to lack of iron, thalassemia, lead toxicity anemia, hypothyroidism, aplastic anemia, sickle cell anemia, Rh disease, and renal infection among others.
Anemia is the name of the condition. A person with anemia is anemic.
" My doctor told me that the reason I had been feeling so tired lately was due to having anemia."
Hypothermia is the medical term meaning condition of deficient body temperature.
Iron is a necessary part of the chemical hemoglobin which is used by red blood cells to transport oxygen, so if a person does not have enough iron in their blood, the blood will become less efficient in supplying the body with oxygen. This condition is called anemia. It can be a very serious or life-threatening illness.
Hypocrinism is the deficient secretion of an endocrine gland.
Onychomycosis (onych/o means finger or toe nail, myc means fungus, and osis means abnormal condition).
Hospital caused anemia may be termed iatrogenic anemia or nosocomial anemia. It results from too many blood draws.
Hypothyroidism or hypothyroid.
Anemia
hypochromicHypochromic means pertaining to hypochromia, or insufficient color.