anemia

See also: anémia, anèmia, and anêmia

English

Alternative forms

• anaemia (British)
• anæmia (British, rare)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈnimi.ə/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) +‎ -ia; those roots are the basis of the English combining forms an- + -aemia/-emia.

Noun

anemia (countable and uncountable, plural anemias or anemiae or anemiæ)

1. (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.
2. (countable, pathology) A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.

   Pernicious anemia and sickle-cell anemia are two anemias.

3. (obsolete) Ischemia. [19th to mid-20th c.]

Usage notes

In 21st century medical terminology, anemia never means ischemia, although in 19th through mid-20th century medical usage, it sometimes did.

Derived terms

• achlorhydric anemia
• acquired hemolytic anemia
• anemic
• aplastic anemia
• autoimmune hemolytic anemia
• hemolytic anemia
• hyperchromic anemia
• hypochromic anemia
• pernicious anemia
• sickle-cell anemia

 

See also

• ischemia

Translations

medical condition with decreased oxygen transport

• Albanian: anemi (sq), pagjakësia
• Armenian: սակավարյունություն (hy) (sakavaryunutʻyun)
• Assamese: ৰক্তহীনতা (roktohinota)
• Asturian: anemia f
• Bengali: রক্তশূন্যতা (roktośunnota)
• Bulgarian: анемия (bg) (anemija), малокръвие (malokrǎvie)
• Burmese: ဖျော့တော့နာ (my) (hpyau.tau.na)
• Catalan: anèmia f
• Cebuano: kalungsi
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 貧血／贫血 (zh) (pínxuè), 贫血 (zh) (pínxuè)

• Czech: chudokrevnost (cs) f
• Danish: blodmangel (da)
• Dhivehi: ލޭމަދުވުން (lēmaduvun̊)
• Dutch: anemie (nl) f, bloedarmoede (nl) f or m
• Esperanto: anemio
• Estonian: kehvveresus
• Finnish: anemia (fi), vähäverisyys (fi), heikkoverisyys, verenvähyys
• French: anémie (fr) f
• Galician: anemia f
• Georgian: ანემია (anemia)
• German: Anämie (de) f, Blutarmut (de) f, Blutmangel (de) m
• Greek: αναιμία (el) (anaimía)
• Gujarati: રક્તક્ષીણતા f (raktakṣīṇtā)
• Hawaiian: koko hōwai, ʻīkoko (rare)
• Hindi: रक्ताल्पता (raktālpatā)
• Hungarian: vérszegénység (hu), anémia (hu)
• Icelandic: blóðleysi (is) n, blóðskortur m
• Interlingue:
• Inuktitut: ᐊᐅᒡᓗᒃᑐᖅ (aocloktoq)
• Irish: anaemacht f, ainéime f, neamhfholacht f
• Japanese: 貧血 (ja) (ひんけつ, hinketsu), 貧血症 (ひんけつしょう, hinketsushō)
• Kannada: ರಕ್ತಹೀನತೆ (kn) (raktahīnate)
• Kashubian: schniączka
• Korean: 빈혈 (ko) (binhyeol) (貧血 (ko))
• Kyrgyz: аз кандуулук (az kanduuluk)
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• Latvian: mazasinība
• Lithuanian: mažakraujystė
• Malagasy: kôtsatra (mg), lany ra
• Malayalam: വിളർച്ച (viḷaṟcca), രക്തക്കുറവ് (raktakkuṟav‌)
• Maltese: anemija f
• Maori: mate rino iti
• Nepali: रक्त अल्पता (rakta alpatā)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: blodmagel m, anemi m

  Nynorsk: blodmagel m

• Oriya: ରକ୍ତହୀନତା (rôktôhinôta)
• Pashto: کم خوني
• Plains Cree: ᓀᓱᒥᐦᑯᐦᐊᐢᐱᓀᐃᐧᐣ (nesomihkohaspinewin)
• Polish: anemia (pl) f, niedokrwistość (pl)
• Portuguese: anemia (pt) f
• Romanian: anemie (ro) f
• Russian: анеми́я (ru) f (anemíja), малокро́вие (ru) n (malokróvije)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: анѐмија f, ^{(please verify)} малокрвност

  Roman: anèmija (sh) f

• Severn Ojibwa: ᑳᐸᑭᓵᑲᒥᔅᑴᓭᒡ (kaapakisaakamiskwesech)
• Sinhalese: ලේ අඩුකම (lē aḍukama)
• Slovak: chudokrvnosť
• Slovene: slabokŕvnost
• Southern East Cree: ᓵᐸᑲᒥᐦᐧᑫᐤ (saapakamihkweu)
• Spanish: anemia (es) f
• Swahili: safura
• Swedish: anemi (sv), blodbrist (sv)
• Tamil: குருதிச்சோகை (kuruticcōkai), இரத்தசோகை (irattacōkai)
• Telugu: రక్తహీనత (te) (raktahīnata)
• Thai: โลหิตจาง (loo-hìt-jaang)
• Turkish: kansızlık (tr), anemi (tr)
• Ukrainian: недокрів'я (nedokrivʺja), малокрів'я (malokrivʺja)
• Vietnamese: thiếu máu (vi)
• Welsh: anemia m

disease of condition with anemia as symptom

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 貧血／贫血 (zh) (pínxuè), 贫血 (zh) (pínxuè)

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Dutch: anemie (nl) f
• Finnish: anemia (fi)

Anagrams

• Amenia, amaine, menaia

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Asturian

Noun

anemia f (uncountable)

1. anemia (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport)

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Esperanto

Etymology

From anemio +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aneˈmia]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: a‧ne‧mi‧a

Adjective

anemia (accusative singular anemian, plural anemiaj, accusative plural anemiajn)

1. anemic (in literal and figurative senses)
   • Solomon Cins (translator), Kiel ŝtalo estis hardata (Как закалялась сталь / How the Steel was Tempered) by Nikolai Ostrovsky, Book 2, Chapter 9,

     Finiĝis vintro, printempo malfermis fenestrojn, kaj anemia Korĉagin, restinta viva post la lasta operacio, komprenis, ke plu resti en la kliniko li ne povas.

     Winter came to an end, spring opened windows, and the anemic Korchagin, having survived the last operation, understood that he could no longer remain at the clinic.

   • Vilhelmo Lutermano (translator), “Promesitaj teroj de Venezuelo” by Maurice Lemoine, Le Monde Diplomatique, October 1, 2003,

     Sur etaj unuhektaraj parceloj, kampuloj plantas anemian maizon kaj vivas de la Sankta Spirito.

     On little one-hectare plots, peasants plant anemic maize and live by the Holy Spirit.

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Finnish

Noun

anemia

1. anemia

Declension

Inflection of anemia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		anemia	anemiat
genitive		anemian	anemioiden anemioitten
partitive		anemiaa	anemioita
illative		anemiaan	anemioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		anemia	anemiat
accusative	nom.	anemia	anemiat
	gen.	anemian
genitive		anemian	anemioiden anemioitten anemiain rare
partitive		anemiaa	anemioita
inessive		anemiassa	anemioissa
elative		anemiasta	anemioista
illative		anemiaan	anemioihin
adessive		anemialla	anemioilla
ablative		anemialta	anemioilta
allative		anemialle	anemioille
essive		anemiana	anemioina
translative		anemiaksi	anemioiksi
abessive		anemiatta	anemioitta
instructive		—	anemioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of anemia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative anemiani anemiani accusative nom. anemiani anemiani gen. anemiani genitive anemiani anemioideni anemioitteni anemiaini rare partitive anemiaani anemioitani inessive anemiassani anemioissani elative anemiastani anemioistani illative anemiaani anemioihini adessive anemiallani anemioillani ablative anemialtani anemioiltani allative anemialleni anemioilleni essive anemianani anemioinani translative anemiakseni anemioikseni abessive anemiattani anemioittani instructive — — comitative — anemioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative anemiasi anemiasi accusative nom. anemiasi anemiasi gen. anemiasi genitive anemiasi anemioidesi anemioittesi anemiaisi rare partitive anemiaasi anemioitasi inessive anemiassasi anemioissasi elative anemiastasi anemioistasi illative anemiaasi anemioihisi adessive anemiallasi anemioillasi ablative anemialtasi anemioiltasi allative anemiallesi anemioillesi essive anemianasi anemioinasi translative anemiaksesi anemioiksesi abessive anemiattasi anemioittasi instructive — — comitative — anemioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative anemiamme anemiamme accusative nom. anemiamme anemiamme gen. anemiamme genitive anemiamme anemioidemme anemioittemme anemiaimme rare partitive anemiaamme anemioitamme inessive anemiassamme anemioissamme elative anemiastamme anemioistamme illative anemiaamme anemioihimme adessive anemiallamme anemioillamme ablative anemialtamme anemioiltamme allative anemiallemme anemioillemme essive anemianamme anemioinamme translative anemiaksemme anemioiksemme abessive anemiattamme anemioittamme instructive — — comitative — anemioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative anemianne anemianne accusative nom. anemianne anemianne gen. anemianne genitive anemianne anemioidenne anemioittenne anemiainne rare partitive anemiaanne anemioitanne inessive anemiassanne anemioissanne elative anemiastanne anemioistanne illative anemiaanne anemioihinne adessive anemiallanne anemioillanne ablative anemialtanne anemioiltanne allative anemiallenne anemioillenne essive anemiananne anemioinanne translative anemiaksenne anemioiksenne abessive anemiattanne anemioittanne instructive — — comitative — anemioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative anemiansa anemiansa accusative nom. anemiansa anemiansa gen. anemiansa genitive anemiansa anemioidensa anemioittensa anemiainsa rare partitive anemiaansa anemioitaan anemioitansa inessive anemiassaan anemiassansa anemioissaan anemioissansa elative anemiastaan anemiastansa anemioistaan anemioistansa illative anemiaansa anemioihinsa adessive anemiallaan anemiallansa anemioillaan anemioillansa ablative anemialtaan anemialtansa anemioiltaan anemioiltansa allative anemialleen anemiallensa anemioilleen anemioillensa essive anemianaan anemianansa anemioinaan anemioinansa translative anemiakseen anemiaksensa anemioikseen anemioiksensa abessive anemiattaan anemiattansa anemioittaan anemioittansa instructive — — comitative — anemioineen anemioinensa

Synonyms

• heikkoverisyys
• vähäverisyys

Derived terms

• aneeminen
• aneemisuus
• pernisiöösi anemia
• sirppisoluanemia

Anagrams

• aamein, aamien, meinaa

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Interlingua

Noun

anemia (plural anemias)

1. anemia

Related terms

• anemic

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Italian

Noun

anemia f (plural anemie)

1. (pathology) anemia

Derived terms

• anemico

Anagrams

• emanai

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Portuguese

Noun

anemia f (plural s)

1. (pathology) anemia (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈnemja/ [aˈne.mja]

Noun

anemia f (plural anemias)

1. (pathology) anemia

Derived terms

• anémico

Further reading

• “anemia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014