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–noun

1.	Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.

2.	a lack of power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness: His writing suffers from anemia.

Also, anaemia.

[Origin: 1800–10; < NL < Gk anaimía want of blood. See an-¹, -emia

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a·ne·mi·a also a·nae·mi·a Audio Help (ə-nē'mē-ə) Pronunciation Key
n. A pathological deficiency in the oxygen-carrying component of the blood, measured in unit volume concentrations of hemoglobin, red blood cell volume, or red blood cell number.

[New Latin, from Greek anaimiā : an-, without; see a-¹ + haima, blood.]

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anemia

1824, from Fr. medical term (1761), from Gk. anaimia "lack of blood," from anaimos "bloodless," from an- "without" + haima "blood" (see -emia).

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anemia
noun
1.	a deficiency of red blood cells
2.	a lack of vitality
3.	genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America

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A deficiency in the oxygen-carrying component of the blood, as in the amount of hemoglobin or the number or volume of red blood cells. Iron deficiency, often caused by inadequate dietary consumption of iron, and blood loss are common causes of anemia. See also aplastic anemia , hemolytic anemia.and sickle cell anemia.

anemic adjective

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anemia [(uh-nee-mee-uh)]

A condition in which the capacity of the blood to carry oxygen is decreased because of too few red blood cells in circulation or because of too little hemoglobin.

Note: Because people suffering from anemia often appear weak and pale, the term is frequently used to describe general apathy or weakness: “The team's performance has been pretty anemic these past few weeks.”

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