anemia

CEFRC1

/əˈnimi.ə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A condition caused by too few healthy red blood cells.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.

Examples

  • The doctor analyzed the blood sample for anemia.

  • Pernicious anemia and sickle-cell anemia are two anemias.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
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Parts of speech
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. 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.

More examples

In context

  • I collapsed from anemia.

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Origin

noun

From Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) -ία (-ía). By surface analysis, an- + -emia.