-emia

1. a combining form occurring in compound words that denote a condition of the blood, as specified by the initial element:

   hyperemia.

-emia

combining form

1. See -aemia
   a US variant of -aemia

Word History and Origins

Origin of -emia¹

< New Latin < Greek -( h ) aimía (as in anaimía want of blood), equivalent to haim- (stem of haîma ) blood + -ia -ia

Example Sentences

Moses indeed calls this belt Albaneth; but we have learned from the Babylonians to call it Emia, for so it is by them called.

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