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anemia

The definition of anemia is a medical condition in which the blood does not have enough red blood cells or hemoglobin.

(noun)

A person who constantly feels weak and does not eat enough red meat is an example of someone who may be suffering from anemia.

See anemia in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Med. a condition in which there is a reduction of the number, or volume, of red blood corpuscles or of the total amount of hemoglobin in the bloodstream, resulting in paleness, generalized weakness, etc.
lack of vigor or vitality; lifelessness

Origin: ModL < Gr anaimia < an-, without + haima, blood: see hemo-

Related Forms:

anemic adjective
anemically adverb

See anemia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also a·nae·mi·a

noun

A pathological deficiency in the oxygen-carrying component of the blood, measured in unit volume concentrations of hemoglobin, red blood cell volume, or red blood cell number.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Greek anaimiā

Origin: : an-, without; see a-¹

Origin: + haima, blood

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