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anemia

/əˈnimi.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
ane-mia
IPA
/əˈnimi.ə/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.

American usage; Uncountable

noun

A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.

Countable

noun

Ischemia.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) -ία (-ía). By surface analysis, an- + -emia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἀναιμία

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈnimi.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

anemias (plural) anemiae (plural) anemiæ (plural) anaemia (alternative, Commonwealth) anæmia (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

anemial anemic anemious anemization antianemia pseudoanemia

Phrases

achlorhydric anemia acquired hemolytic anemia Addison's anemia aplastic anemia autoimmune hemolytic anemia Biermer's anemia Diamond-Blackfan anemia Fanconi anemia

Frequently Paired Words

ischemia

Synonyms

anaemia

Rhymes With

academia leukemia bohemia hypoglycemia euphemia uremia geremia bulemia femia

Questions

How do you pronounce anemia?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈnimi.ə/.
What does anemia mean?
A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
Where does anemia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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