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anemia

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. anemia (noun)
  2. aplastic anemia (noun)
  3. Cooley's anemia (noun)
  4. hemolytic anemia (noun)
  5. pernicious anemia (noun)
  6. sickle-cell anemia (noun)

ane·mia

noun \ə-ˈnē-mē-ə\

Definition of ANEMIA

1
a : a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume b : ischemia
2
: lack of vitality

Origin of ANEMIA

New Latin, from Greek anaimia bloodlessness, from a- + -aimia -emia
First Known Use: 1824

Rhymes with ANEMIA

bohemia, Bohemia, leukemia, toxemia, uremia

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