or chiefly Brit  anae*mia  n 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 ane*mic or chiefly Brit  anae*mic  adj ane*mi*cal*ly or chiefly Brit  anae*mi*cal*ly  adv 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  anaemia  an·i·ma  ano·mia  an·o·mie 
 
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