ferropenia

See also: ferropènia

Spanish

Etymology

From ferro- +‎ Ancient Greek πενία (penía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feroˈpenja/ [fe.roˈpe.nja]
• Rhymes: -enja
• Syllabification: fe‧rro‧pe‧nia

Noun

ferropenia f (plural ferropenias)

1. (pathology) iron deficiency, sideropenia

Derived terms

• ferropénico

 

Further reading

• “ferropenia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014