anemia

== English == === Alternative forms === anaemia (Commonwealth) anæmia (dated) === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) +‎ -ia. By surface analysis, an- +‎ -emia. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /əˈnimi.ə/ === Noun === anemia (countable and uncountable, plural anemias or anemiae or anemiæ) (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. (countable, pathology) A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom. (obsolete) Ischemia. [19th–mid-20th c.] ==== Usage notes ==== In modern medical terminology, the term anemia does not refer to ischemia. However, in medical literature from the 19th century through the mid-20th century, anemia was occasionally used to denote ischemia. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Swahili: anemia ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ischemia === Anagrams === Amenia, amaine, menaia == Asturian == === Noun === anemia f (uncountable) anemia (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport) == Esperanto == === Etymology === From anemio +‎ -a. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aneˈmia/ Rhymes: -ia Syllabification: a‧ne‧mi‧a === Adjective === anemia (accusative singular anemian, plural anemiaj, accusative plural anemiajn) anemic (in literal and figurative senses) (Can we date this quote?), Solomon Cins (translator), Kiel ŝtalo estis hardata (Как закалялась сталь / How the Steel was Tempered) by Nikolai Ostrovsky, Book 2, Chapter 9, === Further reading === “anemia”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN == Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English anemia), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑnemiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ne̞ˌmiɑ̝] Rhymes: -iɑ Syllabification(key): a‧ne‧mi‧a Hyphenation(key): ane‧mia === Noun === anemia anemia pernisiöösi anemia ― pernicious anemia ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== heikkoverisyys vähäverisyys ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “anemia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === aamein, aamien, meinaa == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch anemie, from New Latin anaemia, from Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) +‎ αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) +‎ -ια (-ia). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈanemia̯], [ˈanemi] Hyphenation: ané‧mia === Noun === anémia (plural anemia-anemia) (hematology, pathology) anemia ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “anemia”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Interlingua == === Noun === anemia (plural anemias) anemia ==== Related terms ==== anemic == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.neˈmi.a/ Rhymes: -ia Hyphenation: a‧ne‧mì‧a === Noun === anemia f (plural anemie) (pathology) anemia ==== Derived terms ==== anemico === Anagrams === emanai == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía). By surface analysis, an- +‎ -emia. First attested in the 19th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈnɛ.mja/ Rhymes: -ɛmja Syllabification: a‧ne‧mia === Noun === anemia f (pathology, pathology) anemia Synonym: niedokrwistość ciężka/silna anemia ― severe anemia zapobiegać anemii ― to prevent anemia leczyć anemię ― to treat anemia zwalczać anemii ― to combat anemia ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === anemia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN anemia in Polish dictionaries at PWN J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “anemja”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 36 anemia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧ne‧mi‧a === Noun === anemia f (plural anemias) (pathology) anemia (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport) ==== Related terms ==== anémico/anêmico === Further reading === “anemia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “anemia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French anémier. === Verb === a anemia (third-person singular present anemiează, past participle anemiat) 1st conjugation to make, or to become anemic ==== Conjugation ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈnemja/ [aˈne.mja] Rhymes: -emja Syllabification: a‧ne‧mia === Noun === anemia f (plural anemias) (pathology) anemia ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “anemia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from English anemia. === Pronunciation === === Noun === anemia class IX (plural anemia class X) anemia