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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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

Merriam Webster's

chiefly British variant of anemia

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (US anemia) a deficiency in the blood, usu. of red cells or their haemoglobin, resulting in pallor and weariness. Phrases and idioms: pernicious anaemia a defective formation of red blood cells through a lack of vitamin B12 or folic acid. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk anaimia (as AN-(1), -AEMIA)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Anaemia A*n[ae]"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 the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(anaemias) Note: in AM, use 'anemia' Anaemia is a medical condition in which there are too few red cells in your blood, causing you to feel tired and look pale. N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. (Med.) Deficiency of blood, poverty of blood, bloodlessness.