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Anemia

Anemia

a lack of vitality.A deficiency of red blood cells.

anemia is a lower than normal number of red blood cells (erythrocytes) in the blood, usually measured by a decrease in the amount of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the red pigment in red blood cells that transports oxygen.


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