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Descriptor English: Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
Descriptor Spanish: Anemia Ferropénica
Descriptor anemia ferropénica
Entry term(s) anemia por deficiencia de hierro
Scope note: Anemia caracterizada por disminución o ausencia de los depósitos de hierro, baja concentración de hierro sérico, baja saturación de la transferrina y baja concentración de la hemoglobina o hematocrito bajo. Los eritrocitos son hipocrómicos y microcíticos y la capacidad de fijación del hierro está aumentada.
Descriptor Portuguese: Anemia Ferropriva
Descriptor French: Anémie par carence en fer
Entry term(s): Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Anemias, Iron Deficiency
Anemias, Iron-Deficiency
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Iron Deficiency Anemias
Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Iron-Deficiency Anemias
Tree number(s): C15.378.071.196.300
C18.452.565.400.500
SP6.990.625.344.127.255
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018798
Scope note: Anemia characterized by decreased or absent iron stores, low serum iron concentration, low transferrin saturation, and low hemoglobin concentration or hematocrit value. The erythrocytes are hypochromic and microcytic and the iron binding capacity is increased.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Anemia, Hypochromic (1966-1994)
Public MeSH Note: 95; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA was see ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC 1970-94
Online Note: use ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC to search IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA 1970-94
History Note: 95; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA was see ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC 1970-94
Entry Version: ANEMIA IRON DEFIC
DeCS ID: 32369
Unique ID: D018798
NLM Classification: WH 160
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/05/31
Revision Date: 1999/11/03
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - Preferred
Concept UI M0028144
Scope note Anemia characterized by decreased or absent iron stores, low serum iron concentration, low transferrin saturation, and low hemoglobin concentration or hematocrit value. The erythrocytes are hypochromic and microcytic and the iron binding capacity is increased.
Preferred term Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
Entry term(s) Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Anemias, Iron Deficiency
Anemias, Iron-Deficiency
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Iron Deficiency Anemias
Iron-Deficiency Anemia
Iron-Deficiency Anemias



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