Term: microcytic anemia: anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normal
Candidate hypernym: anemia: a deficiency of red blood cells → 1
Candidate hypernym: layer: single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance → 0
Candidate hypernym: ottava rima: a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme scheme abababcc → 0
Candidate hypernym: augmentation: the amount by which something increases → 0
Candidate hypernym: clipper: shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural) → 0
Candidate hypernym: medication: the act of treating with medicines or remedies → 0
Candidate hypernym: alocasia: any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries → 0
Candidate hypernym: utility bond: a bond issued to finance the construction of public utility services → 0
Candidate hypernym: peptide bond: the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide → 0
Candidate hypernym: hypallage: reversal of the syntactic relation of two words (as in `her beauty's face') → 0
Candidate hypernym: slough: a hollow filled with mud → 0