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a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia

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  1. n. a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia
  2. Any substance, such as an iron salt or organic compound containing iron, which when ingested tends to increase the hemoglobin contents of the blood.
  3. Any substance, such as an iron salt or organic compoundcontaining iron, which when ingested tends to increase the hemoglobincontents of the blood.
  4. n. a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia