Overview. Iron-deficiency anemia is a common type of anemia. The term anemia usually refers to a condition in which your blood has a lower than normal number of red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen and remove carbon dioxide (a waste product) from your body.
The Y chromosome is one of two sex chromosomes (allosomes) in mammals, including humans, and many other animals. The other is the X chromosome. Y is the sex-determining chromosome in many species, since it is the presence or absence of Y that determines the male or female sex of offspring produced in sexual reproduction. In mammals, the Y chromosome contains the gene SRY, which triggers testis development.
-y. suffix forming adjectives. 1. (from nouns) characterized by; consisting of; filled with; relating to; resembling: sunny; sandy; smoky; classy. 2. (from verbs) tending to; acting or existing as specified: leaky; shiny. [from Old English-ig, -Ç£g ].