Anaemia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anaemia \A*n[ae]"mi*a\, Anemia
  \A*ne"mi*a\([.a]*n[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), a. [NL., fr. Gr. 'anaimi`a;
     'an priv. + a'i^ma blood.] (Med.)
     A morbid condition in which number of the red blood cells or
     concentration of hemoglobin decreases below that of normal.
     [1913 Webster + AS]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anaemia
       n 1: a lack of vitality [syn: {anemia}]
       2: a deficiency of red blood cells [syn: {anemia}]