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rhapidosome (iou) and iron deficiency (medicine)


rhapidosome (iou)



rhapidosome noun. M20.
[from Greek rhapid-, rhapis rod + -O- + -SOME3.]
Microbiology. In certain bacterial cells, a cylindrical body of unknown function.

iron deficiency (medicine)


iron deficiency
Deficiency of iron results in anaemia because iron is necessary to make haemoglobin, the key molecule in red blood cells responsible for the transport of oxygen. In iron deficiency anaemia, the red cells are unusally small (microcytic) and pale (hypochromic).

Characteristic features of iron deficiency anaemia in children include failure to thrive (grow) and increased infections.

The treatment of iron deficiency anaemia , whether it be in children or adults, is with iron and iron-containing foods. Food sources of iron include meat, poultry, eggs, Vegetables and cereals (especially those fortified with iron). According to the National Academy of Sciences, the recommended dietary allowances of iron are 15 milligrams per day for women and 10 milligrams per day for men.