anaemia
pronunciation
How to pronounce anaemia in British English:
UK [ə'ni:mɪə]
How to pronounce anaemia in American English:
US [əˈnimiə]
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- Noun:
- a lack of vitality
- a deficiency of red blood cells
Word Origin
- anaemia (n.)
- 1824, from French medical term (1761), Modern Latin, from Greek anaimia "lack of blood," from anaimos "bloodless," from an- "without" (see an- (1)) + haima "blood" (see -emia).
Example
- 1. Treatment : anaemia is caused by iron or vitamin b12 deficiency .
- 2. Other conditions that have affected workers include anaemia , kidney problems , cancer and frequent miscarriages .
- 3. Childhood anaemia is a problem .
- 4. Sickle-cell anaemia , caused by genes protect against malaria , is the most famous example .
- 5. The disease 's symptoms include diarrhoea , tiredness , anaemia , wind and in some cases weight loss .