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sideropenic dysphagia — A disorder marked by anemia caused by iron deficiency, and a web like growth of membranes in the throat that makes swallowing difficult. Having sideropenic dysphagia may increase the risk of developing esophageal cancer. Also called Paterson… … English dictionary of cancer terms
sideropenic anemia — any of a group of anemias characterized by low levels of iron in the plasma; it includes iron deficiency anemia and the anemias of chronic disorders … Medical dictionary
sideropenic dysphagia — Plummer Vinson syndrome … Medical dictionary
Non-sideropenic hypochromic anaemia — Contents 1 Basic Features 2 Causes 3 Differentiation from iron deficiency 4 References Basic Features … Wikipedia
Iron deficiency anemia — For a discussion of iron deficiency more broadly, see the Wikipedia article iron deficiency. Iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia, and is also known as sideropenic anemia. It is the most common cause of microcytic anemia. Iron … Wikipedia
Plummer-Vinson syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = Plummer Vinson syndrome Caption = DiseasesDB = 10134 ICD10 = ICD10|D|50|1|d|50 ICD9 = ICD9|280.8 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 001158 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3431 MeshID = D011004 Plummer Vinson syndrome (PVS),… … Wikipedia
Esophageal web — Classification and external resources ICD 10 Q39.4 … Wikipedia
List of oncology-related terms — This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute s public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms . NOTOC 1 * 10 propargyl 10 deazaaminopterin * 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate * … Wikipedia
dysphagia, dysphagy — Difficulty in swallowing. SEE ALSO: aglutition. [dys + G. phago, to eat] d. lusoria d. said to be due to compression by the right subclavian artery arising abnormally from the descending aorta and passing behind the esophagus. [coinage from L.… … Medical dictionary
sideropenia — An abnormally low level of serum iron. [sidero + G. penia, poverty] * * * sid·ero·pe·nia .sid ə rə pē nē ə n iron deficiency in the blood serum sid·ero·pe·nic pē nik adj * * * n. iron deficiency. This may result from dietary inadequacy; increased … Medical dictionary
