Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0441 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Anemia
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The idea
Anemia is a condition of reduced red blood cells or reduced hemoglobin in the blood.
In practice
Iron deficiency is one cause of anemia.
Where people slip
The prefix an means without, but anemia names a reduction rather than a total absence.
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