iron deficiency
Noun
Meaning
iron deficiency
(medicine) The state in which a body lacks enough iron to supply its needs.
Synonym: sideropenia
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IDA affects 9 to 12% of non-Hispanic white women, about 20% of black and Mexican-American women, and 2% of adult men.1 Iron deficiency anemia occurs when the body’s hemoglobin level is below normal.
Iron: Iron deficiency, also known as anemia, is common in women, and is associated with hair loss.
Iron deficiency anaemia is found as often in nonvegetarians as in vegetarians, though studies have shown vegetarians' iron stores to be lower.
Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia.