anemia
playSimple Definition of anemia
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medical : a condition in which a person has fewer red blood cells than normal and feels very weak and tired
Origin and Etymology of anemia
New Latin, from Greek anaimia bloodlessness, from a- + -aimia -emia
First Known Use: 1800
Other Physiology Terms
ANEMIA Defined for Kids
anemia
playDefinition of anemia for Students
: a sickness in which there is too little blood or too few red blood cells or too little hemoglobin in the blood
Medical Dictionary
anemia
Medical Definition of anemia
1: a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume—see aplastic anemia, hyperchromic anemia, hypochromic anemia, megaloblastic anemia, microcytic anemia, pernicious anemia, sickle-cell anemia; compare oligocythemia
2: ischemia
Variants of anemia
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