anemia
English
/əˈnimi.ə/
noun
Definitions
- (American spelling) 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) A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.
- obsolete Ischemia.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἀν- (not, without).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀν-
Gloss
not, without
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Other
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- analgesic English
- anemial English
- anemic English
- anemically English
- anorexia nervosa English
- anosmia English
- antianemia English
- antianemic English
- nonanemic English
- an- Latin
- anencephalia Latin
- anosmia Latin
- nervōsa Latin
- Analphabet German
- Anarchismus German
- Anoures French
- anaérobie French
- anhédonie French
- анаэроб Russian
- analfabeto Spanish, Castilian
- ἀν- Ancient Greek
- ὀρύσσω Ancient Greek
- *n̥- Proto-Indo-European
- analfabeto Portuguese
- ainéime Irish
- anaemach Irish
- anaemacht Irish
- anailgéiseach Irish
- anoreksi Danish
- ανορύσσω Greek (modern)
- anemik Cebuano
- anemya Cebuano
- Anaspida Translingual