anemia
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -ia; those roots are the basis of the English combining forms an- + -aemia/-emia.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈnimi.ə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
anemia (countable and uncountable, plural anemias or anemiae or anemiæ)
- (American spelling, uncountable, pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
- (countable, pathology) A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.
- Pernicious anemia and sickle-cell anemia are two anemias.
- (obsolete) Ischemia. [19th–mid-20th c.]
Usage notes
In 21st century medical terminology, anemia never means ischemia, although in 19th through mid-20th century medical usage, it sometimes did.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Swahili: anemia
Translations
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Anagrams
Asturian
Noun
anemia f (uncountable)
- anemia (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport)
Esperanto
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Adjective
anemia (accusative singular anemian, plural anemiaj, accusative plural anemiajn)
- anemic (in literal and figurative senses)
- (Can we date this quote?), Solomon Cins (translator), Kiel ŝtalo estis hardata (Как закалялась сталь / How the Steel was Tempered) by Nikolai Ostrovsky, Book 2, Chapter 9,
- Finiĝis vintro, printempo malfermis fenestrojn, kaj anemia Korĉagin, restinta viva post la lasta operacio, komprenis, ke plu resti en la kliniko li ne povas.
- Winter came to an end, spring opened windows, and the anemic Korchagin, having survived the last operation, understood that he could no longer remain at the clinic.
- 2003 October 1, Maurice Lemoine, “Promesitaj teroj de Venezuelo”, in Vilhelmo Lutermano, transl., Le Monde Diplomatique:
- Sur etaj unuhektaraj parceloj, kampuloj plantas anemian maizon kaj vivas de la Sankta Spirito.
- On little one-hectare plots, peasants plant anemic maize and live by the Holy Spirit.
- (Can we date this quote?), Solomon Cins (translator), Kiel ŝtalo estis hardata (Как закалялась сталь / How the Steel was Tempered) by Nikolai Ostrovsky, Book 2, Chapter 9,
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English anemia), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía).
Pronunciation
Noun
anemia
- anemia
- pernisiöösi anemia ― pernicious anemia
Declension
Inflection of anemia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | anemia | anemiat | |
genitive | anemian | anemioiden anemioitten | |
partitive | anemiaa | anemioita | |
illative | anemiaan | anemioihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | anemia | anemiat | |
accusative | nom. | anemia | anemiat |
gen. | anemian | ||
genitive | anemian | anemioiden anemioitten anemiain rare | |
partitive | anemiaa | anemioita | |
inessive | anemiassa | anemioissa | |
elative | anemiasta | anemioista | |
illative | anemiaan | anemioihin | |
adessive | anemialla | anemioilla | |
ablative | anemialta | anemioilta | |
allative | anemialle | anemioille | |
essive | anemiana | anemioina | |
translative | anemiaksi | anemioiksi | |
abessive | anemiatta | anemioitta | |
instructive | — | anemioin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Further reading
- “anemia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch anemie, from Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía), ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -ia.
Pronunciation
Noun
anémia (first-person possessive anemiaku, second-person possessive anemiamu, third-person possessive anemianya)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “anemia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua
Noun
anemia (plural anemias)
Related terms
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ia
Noun
anemia f (plural anemie)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía).[1] By surface analysis, an- + -emia. First attested in the 19th century.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
anemia f
- (pathology) anemia
- Synonym: niedokrwistość
- ciężka/silna anemia ― severe anemia
- zapobiegać anemii ― to prevent anemia
- leczyć anemię ― to treat anemia
- zwalczać anemii ― to combat anemia
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “anemia”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “anemja”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
Further reading
- anemia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- anemia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “anemja”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 36
- anemia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧ne‧mi‧a
Noun
anemia f (plural anemias)
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Verb
a anemia (third-person singular present anemiează, past participle anemiat) 1st conj.
- to make, or to become anemic
Conjugation
infinitive | a anemia | ||||||
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gerund | anemiind | ||||||
past participle | anemiat | ||||||
number | singular | plural | |||||
person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | anemiez | anemiezi | anemiază | anemiem | anemiați | anemiază | |
imperfect | anemiam | anemiai | anemia | anemiam | anemiați | anemiau | |
simple perfect | anemiai | anemiași | anemie | anemiarăm | anemiarăți | anemiară | |
pluperfect | anemiasem | anemiaseși | anemiase | anemiaserăm | anemiaserăți | anemiaseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să anemiez | să anemiezi | să anemieze | să anemiem | să anemiați | să anemieze | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | anemiază | anemiați | |||||
negative | nu anemia | nu anemiați |
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía).
Pronunciation
Noun
anemia f (plural anemias)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “anemia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
anemia (n class, plural anemia)
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- sw:Diseases