anemia

See also: anémia

English

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Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈnimi.ə/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, not) + αἷμα (haîma, blood) + -ia; those roots are the basis of the English combining forms an- + -aemia/-emia.

Noun

anemia (countable and uncountable, plural anemias or anemiae or anemiæ)

  1. (American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
  2. (countable, pathology) A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.
    Pernicious anemia and sickle-cell anemia are two anemias.
  3. (obsolete) Ischemia. [19th to mid-20th c.]

Usage notes

In 21st century medical terminology, anemia never means ischemia, although in 19th through mid-20th century medical usage, it sometimes did.

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Asturian

Noun

anemia f (uncountable)

  1. anemia (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport)

Esperanto

Etymology

From anemio + -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aneˈmia/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ne‧mi‧a
  • Rhymes: -ia

Adjective

anemia (accusative singular anemian, plural anemiaj, accusative plural anemiajn)

  1. anemic (in literal and figurative senses)
    • Solomon Cins (translator), Kiel ŝtalo estis hardata (Как закалялась сталь / How the Steel was Tempered) by Nikolai Ostrovsky, Book 2, Chapter 9,
      Finiĝis vintro, printempo malfermis fenestrojn, kaj anemia Korĉagin, restinta viva post la lasta operacio, komprenis, ke plu resti en la kliniko li ne povas.
      Winter came to an end, spring opened windows, and the anemic Korchagin, having survived the last operation, understood that he could no longer remain at the clinic.
    • Vilhelmo Lutermano (translator), “Promesitaj teroj de Venezuelo” by Maurice Lemoine, Le Monde Diplomatique, October 1, 2003,
      Sur etaj unuhektaraj parceloj, kampuloj plantas anemian maizon kaj vivas de la Sankta Spirito.
      On little one-hectare plots, peasants plant anemic maize and live by the Holy Spirit.

Finnish

Noun

anemia

  1. anemia

Declension

Inflection of anemia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative anemia anemiat
genitive anemian anemioiden
anemioitten
partitive anemiaa anemioita
illative anemiaan anemioihin
singular plural
nominative anemia anemiat
accusative nom. anemia anemiat
gen. anemian
genitive anemian anemioiden
anemioitten
anemiainrare
partitive anemiaa anemioita
inessive anemiassa anemioissa
elative anemiasta anemioista
illative anemiaan anemioihin
adessive anemialla anemioilla
ablative anemialta anemioilta
allative anemialle anemioille
essive anemiana anemioina
translative anemiaksi anemioiksi
instructive anemioin
abessive anemiatta anemioitta
comitative anemioineen

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Interlingua

Noun

anemia (plural anemias)

  1. anemia

Italian

Noun

anemia f (plural anemie)

  1. (pathology) anemia

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Portuguese

Noun

anemia f (plural anemias)

  1. (pathology) anemia (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport)

Spanish

Noun

anemia f (plural anemias)

  1. (pathology) anemia
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