anemia
noun
ane·mia
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Definition of anemia
1a
: a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
b
: ischemia
2
: lack of vitality
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Examples of anemia in a Sentence
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Adam's sister Molly has a genetic disease called Fanconi anemia. — Kevin Flower, CNN, "FDA wins major victory in campaign against stem cell clinic," 4 June 2019 Scott Rozelle, a professor at Stanford, found that most kids left behind in the rural villages are sick or malnourished and that up to two-thirds struggle with combinations of anemia, worms, and uncorrected myopia, which set them back at school. — Joel Kotkin, National Review, "The Return to Serfdom," 25 July 2019 But those with a severe hookworm infection can experience experience abdominal pain, diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue and anemia, per the CDC. — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, "What Is Hookworm? An Infectious Disease Expert Explains What You Need To Know," 25 July 2019 Thomas Wriston, 78, died after he was diagnosed with sepsis, respiratory failure, pneumonia, anemia, and subacute kidney injury, according to the court document. — Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, "At least one death, “hundreds of severe infections” linked to Porter hospital’s use of contaminated surgical instruments, lawsuit alleges," 16 June 2019 The abnormalities were subtle — a hint of anemia, a slightly low sodium level, a mildly abnormal kidney function, a small elevation of his gallbladder enzymes and dark concentrated urine. — Julia Michie Bruckner, Discover Magazine, "Is a Teen's Pain Just Drama, or Something Worse?," 12 Mar. 2019 In severe cases, people suffer kidney failure, anemia and brain injury. — Quanta Magazine, "A New Way to Predict Infection’s Toll," 30 Aug. 2016 In the first several months of 2019, two more matches were made- one with a leukemia patient and one with a severe anemia patient. — Ivana Hrynkiw | Ihrynkiw@al.com, al.com, "‘Amazing, life changing’; Cord blood donation program at Brookwood yields 4 life-saving transplants," 14 June 2019 In 1999, Maine’s fisheries department prohibited their use because a deadly disease, infectious salmon anemia, was found on a Canadian fish farm only three miles from a U.S. farm. — Andrew Hetherington, National Geographic, "Maine is running out of lobster bait. Is salmon the answer?," 1 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'anemia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for anemia
anemia
noun
English Language Learners Definition of anemia
medical
: a condition in which a person has fewer red blood cells than normal and feels very weak and tired
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anemia
noun
ane·mia
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Kids Definition of anemia
: a sickness in which there is too little blood or too few red blood cells or too little hemoglobin in the blood
anemia
noun
ane·mia
variants:
or chiefly British anaemia \ ə-ˈnē-mē-ə
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Medical Definition of anemia
1
: a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume — see aplastic anemia, hyperchromic anemia, hypochromic anemia, megaloblastic anemia, microcytic anemia, pernicious anemia, sickle cell anemia — compare oligocythemia
2
: ischemia
Other Words from anemia
anemic
or chiefly British anaemic \ ə-ˈnē-mik
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adjective
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adjective
anemically
or chiefly British anaemically \ -mi-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
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