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a⋅ne⋅mi⋅a

[uh-nee-mee-uh]
–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   (ə-nē'mē-ə)   
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 [(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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Word Origin & History

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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Main Entry: ane·mia
Variant: or chiefly British anae·mia /&-'nE-mE-&/
Function: noun
1 : a condition in whichthe blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume —see APLASTIC ANEMIA, HYPERCHROMIC ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMICANEMIA, MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA, MICROCYTIC ANEMIA, PERNICIOUS ANEMIA, SICKLE-CELL ANEMIA; —compare OLIGOCYTHEMIA
2 : ISCHEMIAane·mic or chiefly British anae·mic /&-'nE-mik/ adjectiveane·mi·cal·ly or chiefly British anae·mi·cal·ly /-mi-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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anemia a·ne·mi·a (ə-nē'mē-ə)
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.


a·ne'mic (-mĭk) adj.

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