raua vähesusest tingitud ainevahetushäire, mille puhul erütrotsüütide arv ja hemoglobiinisisaldus vere mahuühikus väheneb

erütrotsüütide ja hemoglobiini vähesus veres, a reduction below normal in the number of erythrocytes per cu. mm. (cubic millimeter), in the quantity of hemoglobin, or in the volume of packed red cells per 100 ml. (milliliters) of blood, a deficiency in the number of red blood cells or in their haemoglobin content, resulting in pallor, shortness of breath, and lack of energy