anemia C1 Topic:Health & Medicine Also spelled anæmia US /əˈniː.mi.ə/ UK /əˈniː.mi.ə/ See IPA manual Freq #24828 Meanings 1 noun a condition in which the blood has too few red cells or too little hemoglobin to carry oxygen normally The blood test showed anemia caused by an iron deficiency. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a condition in which the... anaemia Word family Derived forms anemicanemialpseudoanemia Related forms hemoglobinred blood cellischemia Common collocations pernicious anemia Adjective + noun Etymology From Ancient Greek anaimia ("lack of blood"), formed from an- ("not, without") + haima ("blood") + -ia. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # anemia **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈniː.mi.ə/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈniː.mi.ə/ **Frequency rank:** 24828 ## Meanings 1. a condition in which the blood has too few red cells or too little hemoglobin to carry oxygen normally ## Examples - The blood test showed anemia caused by an iron deficiency. ## Synonyms - anaemia ## Derived Forms - anemic - anemial - pseudoanemia ## Related Forms - hemoglobin - red blood cell - ischemia ## Etymology From Ancient Greek anaimia ("lack of blood"), formed from an- ("not, without") + haima ("blood") + -ia. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown