Iron-deficiency anemia occurs because of a lack of the mineral iron in the body. Bone marrow in the center of the bone needs iron to make hemoglobin, the part of the red blood cell that transports oxygen to the body's organs. Without adequate iron, the body cannot produce enough hemoglobin for red blood cells.
(Ä­n-fÃ»râ²mÄ­-tÄ) n. pl. inÂ·firÂ·miÂ·ties. 1. a. The condition of being infirm, often as associated with old age; weakness or frailty: the infirmity brought on by the disease. b. A bodily ailment or weakness: complained about his infirmities.
New Testament uses of infirmity in the following text: LUK 13:11-12 (woman which had a spirit of infirmity (Greek # 769) Greek #769: astheneia feebleness of mind or body, a malady 'disease, ailment, disorder', frailty, disease, sickness, bodily weakness. JOH 5:5 (which had an infirmity (Greek # 769) thirty and eight years) ROM 6:19 (because of the infirmity (Greek # 769) of your flesh) GAL 4:13 (through infi rmity (Greek # 769) of the flesh I preached th e gospel unto you.