Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oligaemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oli-gaemia
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of having a low quantity of blood.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαιμία (oligaimía).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὀλιγαιμία

Usage

Inflected Forms

oligaemias (plural) oligæmia (alternative) oligemia (alternative)

Derived Forms

oligaemic

Synonyms

hypovolaemia hypovolemia

Questions

What does oligaemia mean?: The condition of having a low quantity of blood.
Where does oligaemia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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