From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishanemiaa‧ne‧mi‧a /əˈniːmiə/ noun [uncountable] x-refthe usual American spelling of anaemia
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anemia• Iron deficiency anemia, as evidenced by a high prevalence of low hemoglobin levels, was a widespread problem.• Disorders that follow this type of course are acute hemolytic anemia, chronic hemolytic anemia, and neonatal jaundice.• Now, however, the combined effects of scurvy, anemia and exhaustion kept him asleep twenty hours out of the day.• Patients who have severe anemia may experience fainting spells.• These include leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, anemia, and atypical lymphocytes.Origin anemia (1800-1900) Modern Latin Greek anaimia “bloodlessness”, from haima “blood” 