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a·ne·mi·a
also a·nae·mi·a (ə-nē′mē-ə)n.
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.
[New Latin, from Greek anaimiā : an-, without; see a-1 + haima, blood.]
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anemia
(əˈniːmɪə)n
(Pathology) the usual US spelling of anaemia
[C19: from New Latin, from Greek anaimia lack of blood]
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a•ne•mi•a
(əˈni mi ə)n.
1. a reduction in the hemoglobin of red blood cells with consequent deficiency of oxygen in the blood, leading to weakness and pallor.
2. a lack of power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness.
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a·ne·mi·a
(ə-nē′mē-ə) A condition in which the concentration of red blood cells or the amount of hemoglobin is too low to supply enough oxygen to the tissues of the body. See also sickle cell anemia.
anemic adjective
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anemia, anaemia
1. a lack of blood in the body.
2. a low proportion of red cells in the blood. — anemic, anaemic, adj.
See also: Disease and Illness2. a low proportion of red cells in the blood. — anemic, anaemic, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  anemia - a deficiency of red blood cells aplastic anaemia, aplastic anemia - anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure erythroblastosis fetalis - severe anemia in newborn babies; the result of Rh incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood; typically occurs when the child of an Rh-negative mother inherits Rh-positive blood from the father; can be diagnosed before birth by amniocentesis congenital pancytopenia, Fanconi's anaemia, Fanconi's anemia - a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow favism - anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency haemolytic anaemia, hemolytic anemia - anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes hyperchromic anaemia, hyperchromic anemia - anemia characterized by an increase in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin hypochromic anaemia, hypochromic anemia - anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin hypoplastic anaemia, hypoplastic anemia - anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow; can develop into aplastic anemia iron deficiency anaemia, iron deficiency anemia - a form of anemia due to lack of iron in the diet or to iron loss as a result of chronic bleeding ischaemia, ischemia - local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism macrocytic anaemia, macrocytic anemia - anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is larger than normal microcytic anaemia, microcytic anemia - anemia in which the average size of erythrocytes is smaller than normal malignant anaemia, malignant anemia, pernicious anaemia, pernicious anemia - a chronic progressive anemia of older adults; thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B12) refractory anaemia, refractory anemia - any of various anemic conditions that are not successfully treated by any means other than blood transfusions (and that are not associated with another primary disease) crescent-cell anaemia, crescent-cell anemia, drepanocytic anaemia, drepanocytic anemia, sickle-cell anaemia, sickle-cell anemia, sickle-cell disease - a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape blood disease, blood disorder - a disease or disorder of the blood |
| 2. |  anemia - a lack of vitality symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease | |
| 3. |  Anemia - genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical Americafamily Schizaeaceae, Schizaeaceae - small family of mainly tropical ferns Anemia adiantifolia, pine fern - fern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with rhizome densely clad in grown hairs fern genus - genera of ferns and fern allies |
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anaemia
(əˈniːmiə) (American) anemia noun a medical condition caused by not having enough red cells in the blood.
aˈnaemic adjective suffering from anaemia.
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a·ne·mi·a
n. anemia, insuficiencia hemática o de glóbulos rojos en calidad, cantidad o en hemoglobina;
aplastic ___ → ___ aplástica, falta anormal de producción de glóbulos rojos;
hemorrhagic, hemolytic ___ → ___ hemorrágica, hemolítica, destrucción progresiva de glóbulos rojos;
hyperchromic ___ → ___ hipercrómica, aumento anormal en la hemoglobina;
hypochromic microcytic ___ → ___ hipocrómica microcítica, (células pequeñas), deficiencia de glóbulos rojos en menor cantidad que de hemoglobina;
macrocytic ___ → ___ macrocítica, glóbulos rojos de un tamaño exagerado (anemia perniciosa);
sickle cell ___ → ___ de glóbulos falciformes;
iron deficiency ___ → ___ por deficiencia de hierro.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
anemia
n anemia; aplastic — anemia aplásica; hemolytic — anemia hemolítica; iron deficiency — anemia ferropénica (form), anemia por deficiencia de hierro; pernicious — anemia perniciosa; sickle cell — anemia falciforme or drepanocítica or de células falciformes; sideroblastic — anemia sideroblásticaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.