hypochromia

hypochromia /hy·po·chro·mia/ (-kro´me-ah)

1. abnormal decrease in the hemoglobin content of the erythrocytes.

2. hypochromatism (1).hypochro´mic

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hy·po·chro·mi·a (hp-krm-)

n.

An anemic condition in which the percentage of hemoglobin in red blood cells is abnormally low. Also called hypochromasia, hypochromatism.

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hypo·chromic adj.

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hypochromia (hīpōkrō´mē),

n a reduced staining quality of cells, particularly pale staining red blood cells associated with hemoglobin deficiency.

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hypochromia

1. hypochromatism.

2. decrease of hemoglobin in the erythrocytes so that they are abnormally pale.