- the usual US spelling of anaemia
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a•ne•mi•a /əˈnimiə/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Pathologya condition of the body in which the hemoglobin of red blood cells has been reduced, leading to weakness and paleness.
- a lack of power, vigor, or vitality:the anemia of the economy.
a•ne•mi•a
(ə nē′mē ə),USA pronunciation n.
- Pathologya quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- a lack of power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness:His writing suffers from anemia.Also, anaemia.
- Greek anaimía want of blood. See an-1, -emia
- Neo-Latin
- 1800–10
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anemia /əˈniːmɪə/ n
a•nae•mi•a
(ə nē′mē ə),USA pronunciation n.
- Pathologyanemia.
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anaemia, US anemia /əˈniːmɪə/ n
- a deficiency in the number of red blood cells or in their haemoglobin content, resulting in pallor, shortness of breath, and lack of energy
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- equine infectious anemia
- favism
- ferrous sulfate
- folic acid
- hemolytic anemia
- histoplasmosis
- hookworm
- hypochromic anemia
- -ia
- infectious anemia of horses
- iron
- kala-azar
- kwashiorkor
- lead poisoning
- leukemia
- liver extract
- megaloblast
- meniscocytosis
- miner's anemia
- pernicious anemia
- polychromatophilic
- thalassemia
- vitamin B
- schistosomiasis
- sickle cell anemia
- sickle cell trait
- strongylosis
- surra
- swamp fever
- syncope