ANÆMIA
\anˈe͡ɪmi͡ə], \anˈeɪmiə], \a_n_ˈeɪ_m_iə]\
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an-[=e]m'i-a, n. a term employed to denote those conditions in which there is a deficiency of blood or of its red corpuscles: lack or poverty of blood marked by paleness and languor.--adj. ANÆM'IC. [Gr.; made up of an, neg., haima, blood.]
By Thomas Davidson
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