Anemia



GRE Barron

解释

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• n.贫血, 贫血症
• ［记］ a+nem ( 血) +ia -> 无血病 -> 贫血
• ［例］ Bill took iron supplements to compensate for his anemia.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: New Latin, from Greek anaimia bloodlessness, from a- + -aimia -emia
• Date: 1824
• 1.
  • a. a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume
  • b. ischemia
• 2. lack of vitality

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