C19: from New Latin, from Greek anaimia lack of blood
anemia in American English
(əˈnimiə)
noun
1. Medicine
a condition in which there is a reduction of the number, or volume, of red blood corpuscles or of the total amount of hemoglobin in the bloodstream, resulting in paleness, generalized weakness, etc.
2.
lack of vigor or vitality; lifelessness
Derived forms
anemic (aˈnemic) (əˈnimɪk)
adjective
anemically (aˈnemically)
adverb
Word origin
ModL < Gr anaimia < an-, without + haima, blood: see hemo-
Examples of 'anemia' in a sentence
anemia
At a time of economic anemia, he was state-of-the-art medicine.
Barbara Delinsky TOGETHER ALONE (1995)
All related terms of 'anemia'
anaemia
Anaemia is a medical condition in which there are too few red cells in your blood, causing you to feel tired and look pale .
aplastic anemia
a form of anemia resulting from a failure of the bone marrow to produce adequate quantities of the essential blood components, including leukocytes and platelets
Cooley's anemia
a form of thalassemia characterized by severe anemia , growth retardation , etc. and usually resulting in death at an early age: the genes causing this condition are inherited from both parents
pernicious anemia
a form of anemia characterized by a gradual reduction in the number of the red blood cells, gastrointestinal and nervous disturbances , etc., due to a deficiency of vitamin B 12
sickle cell anemia
an inherited chronic anemia found chiefly among blacks , characterized by an abnormal red blood cell ( sickle cell ) containing a defective form of hemoglobin that causes the cell to become sickle-shaped when deprived of oxygen
equine infectious anemia
a viral disease of horses, similar to malaria , characterized by sudden fever , swelling , and anemia ; swamp fever
aplastic anaemia
anaemia caused by a defect in the body's ability to regenerate blood cells