anaemia

[ uh-nee-mee-uh ]

noun

Other words from anaemia

  • pseu·do·a·nae·mi·a, noun

Words Nearby anaemia

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How to use anaemia in a sentence

  • Stricken by an incurable anaemia, he would remain for weeks without leaving his house, without doing any work.

    The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet
  • Here occur fever, anaemia, neuralgic pains, and the eruptions on the skin and the mucous membranes.

  • anaemia and nervousness exist in an especially marked degree among women.

    Woman and Socialism | August Bebel
  • anaemia is a frequent result of overstrain, not to mention the constant colds and rheumatism due to overheated rooms.

    Women in Modern Industry | B. L. Hutchins
  • Later effects have been sleeplessness and nervousness, tending in extreme cases to insanity; anaemia, digestive troubles.

British Dictionary definitions for anaemia

anaemia

US anemia

/ (əˈniːmɪə) /


noun
  1. a deficiency in the number of red blood cells or in their haemoglobin content, resulting in pallor, shortness of breath, and lack of energy

  2. lack of vitality or vigour

  1. pallid complexion

Origin of anaemia

1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek anaimia lack of blood, from an- + haima blood

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