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FelisCantabrigiensis t1_j0q3ar9 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Can you have anemia without having low iron? by Your_Raccoon_Atheist

Yes, one should think of it as "an-hemia", lack of heme(oglobin), not just a lack of iron atoms. Which could be due to lack of iron (or other things) to make heme, or lack of ability to make heme despite having the necessary essential minerals, or sudden loss of heme.

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curiousnboredd t1_j0q6w5e wrote

to add: or having hemoglobin but it’s not functional (in sickle cell anemia for example) or the RBC keeps getting destroyed (hemolytic anemia)

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