hypochromic anemia
MONDO:0001357Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names hypochromic anemia yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Anemia caused by the reduction of hemoglobin in relation to the red cell volume. As a result, the red cells have an area of central pallor which is increased in size. The leading cause is iron deficiency.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0001357), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
1 feature
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, hp/releases/2026-09-01.
- Hypochromic anemiaMondoHP:0001931
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: hypochromic anemia
- Also called
- anaemia hypochromicanemia hypochromichypochromic anaemia (disease)hypochromic anemia (disease)