anemically

Variant of anemia

anemia definition

anemia (ə nē′mē ə)

noun

  1. 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.
  2. lack of vigor or vitality; lifelessness

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

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