-aemia
variant of -emia: anaemia.
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British Dictionary definitions for -aemia
-aemia
-haemia, US -emia or US -hemia
n combining form
denoting blood, esp a specified condition of the blood in names of diseasesleukaemia
Word Origin for -aemia
New Latin, from Greek -aimia, from haima blood
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Medical definitions for -aemia
-aemia
suff.
Variant of-emia
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