-aemia

suffix

Blood; presence in blood (of a substance denoted by an affixed combining form); state or condition of the blood.

OriginAncient Greek αἷμᾰ →
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Meanings

suffix

alternative -æmia · alternative -emia

  1. UKmedicineBlood; presence in blood (of a substance denoted by an affixed combining form); state or condition of the blood.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ
  2. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ
  3. English-aemia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă, “blood”).

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Translations

Catalan -èmia
  • -èmiacondition of the blood
Danish -æmi
  • -æmicondition of the blood
Dutch -emie
  • -emiecondition of the blood
French -émie
  • -émiecondition of the blood
German -ämie
  • -ämiecondition of the blood
Italian -emia
  • -emiacondition of the blood
Polish -emia
  • -emiacondition of the blood
Portuguese -emia
  • -emiacondition of the blood
Romanian -emie
  • -emiecondition of the blood
Spanish -emia
  • -emiacondition of the blood
Cite this entry
APA

-aemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-aemia

MLA

“-aemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-aemia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-aemia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-aemia.

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