[syn: Anemia, genus Anemia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
anemia
n 1: a deficiency of red blood cells [syn: anemia, anaemia]
2: a lack of vitality [syn: anemia, anaemia]
3: genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid
fronds; chiefly of tropical America [syn: Anemia, genus
Anemia]