Anemia is a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells. Iron helps make red blood cells. When your body does not have enough iron, it will make fewer red blood cells or red blood cells that are too small. This is called iron deficiency anemia.
Name found among people of Indian origin in Guyana and Trinidad: from the Indian personal name Ramprasad, from Sanskrit rama âpleasingâ, name of an incarnation of the god Vishnu, + prasada âfavorâ, âgraceâ, âgiftâ, âoffering of foodâ.
This is an English surname of confused origins. Recorded as Garstan, Gerston, Jerson, Youson, Yorston, Yorkston and others, it is locational and a dialectal development of the ancient Lancashire town name Garstang. The origin is pre 8th century Norse-Viking word geirr meaning spear or spear head, and ston, - a pole.