Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iron deficiency anemia

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: iron d-e-fi-cien-cy ane-mia
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding

Synonyms

iron deficiency anaemia

Questions

What does iron deficiency anemia mean?: a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding

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