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hypochromia
hy·po·chro·mi·a [ hahy-puh-kroh-mee-uh ]
Definitions related to hypochromia:
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A qualitative impression that red blood cells have less color than normal when examined under a microscope, usually related to a reduced amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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An anemic condition which results from a lack hemoglobin within erythrocytes.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An observation which indicates that the hemoglobin concentration in a red blood cell specimen has fallen below a specified level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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