spanaemia

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noun

A condition of impoverishment of the blood; a morbid state in which the red corpuscles, or other important elements of the blood, are deficient.

OriginAncient Greek σπᾰνός →
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Meanings

nounspanaemia (usually uncountable, plural spanaemias)

plural spanaemias

  1. archaicuncountableusuallymedicineA condition of impoverishment of the blood; a morbid state in which the red corpuscles, or other important elements of the blood, are deficient.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσπᾰνός“rare, scarce”
  2. Englishspanaemia

From Ancient Greek σπᾰνός (spănós, “rare, scarce”) + -aemia.

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