anemia

• anaemia (British)
• anæmia (British, rare)

• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈnimi.ə/

From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) +‎ -ia; those roots are the basis of the English combining forms an- + -aemia/-emia.

anemia (countable and uncountable, plural anemias or anemiae or anemiæ)

1. (American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
2. (countable, pathology) A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.

   Pernicious anemia and sickle-cell anemia are two anemias.

3. (obsolete) Ischemia. [19th to mid-20th c.]

In 21st century medical terminology, anemia never means ischemia, although in 19th through mid-20th century medical usage, it sometimes did.

• ischemia

• Amenia, amaine, menaia

anemia f (uncountable)

1. anemia (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport)

From anemio +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): /aneˈmia/
• Hyphenation: a‧ne‧mi‧a
• Rhymes: -ia

anemia (accusative singular anemian, plural anemiaj, accusative plural anemiajn)

1. anemic (in literal and figurative senses)
   • Solomon Cins (translator), Kiel ŝtalo estis hardata (Как закалялась сталь / How the Steel was Tempered) by Nikolai Ostrovsky, Book 2, Chapter 9,

     Finiĝis vintro, printempo malfermis fenestrojn, kaj anemia Korĉagin, restinta viva post la lasta operacio, komprenis, ke plu resti en la kliniko li ne povas.

     Winter came to an end, spring opened windows, and the anemic Korchagin, having survived the last operation, understood that he could no longer remain at the clinic.

   • Vilhelmo Lutermano (translator), “Promesitaj teroj de Venezuelo” by Maurice Lemoine, Le Monde Diplomatique, October 1, 2003,

     Sur etaj unuhektaraj parceloj, kampuloj plantas anemian maizon kaj vivas de la Sankta Spirito.

     On little one-hectare plots, peasants plant anemic maize and live by the Holy Spirit.

anemia

1. anemia

• heikkoverisyys
• vähäverisyys

• aneeminen
• aneemisuus
• pernisiöösi anemia
• sirppisoluanemia

• aamein, aamien, meinaa

anemia (plural anemias)

1. anemia

• anemic

anemia f (plural anemie)

1. (pathology) anemia

• anemico

• emanai

anemia f (plural anemias)

1. (pathology) anemia (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport)

anemia f (plural anemias)

1. (pathology) anemia