Disease or Syndrome
microcytic anemia
Definitions related to microcytic anemia:
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A form of anemia in which the erythrocytes are smaller than normal, and are usually hypochromic. Iron deficiency is one of the most common causes.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A kind of anemia in which the volume of the red blood cells is reduced.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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Anemia in which the red blood cell volume is decreased.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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