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anemiaa medical condition in which there are too few red blood cells or the red blood cells do not contain enough hemoglobin, resulting in paleness and fatigue

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a medical condition in which there are too few red blood cells or the red blood cells do not contain enough hemoglobin, resulting in paleness and fatigue

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈniːmiə/

Korean meaning: 적혈구 수가 부족하거나 헤모글로빈이 부족하여 창백함과 피로감을 일으키는 빈혈증

Korean pronunciation: 어**니**미어

Example Sentences

  • After becoming a vampire, he ironically developed anemia from being too picky about blood types.
  • The doctor recommended eating more spinach to combat her anemia.
  • His anemia was so severe that he got tired just from watching action movies.

anemia

NOUN

//əˈniːmiə//

a medical condition in which there are too few red blood cells or the red blood cells do not contain enough hemoglobin, resulting in paleness and fatigue

anemia concept
💡 Concept

a medical condition in which there are too few red blood cells or the red blood cells do not contain enough hemoglobin, resulting in paleness and fatigue

anemia rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Studying leukemia in academia, while battling her own anemia

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈniːmiə/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈniːmiə/

🌳Etymology

Prefixan--
Root-em-
Suffix--ia

Origin

그리스어에서 유래된 의학 용어로, '피 없음'을 뜻하는 단어에서 시작되었다. 고대 그리스 의사들이 창백한 환자들을 보며 '피가 없다'고 표현한 것이 현대 의학 용어가 되었다.

🎵Rhyme

academialeukemiabohemia
academia
leukemia
bohemia

🔗Collocations

iron deficiency anemia
severe anemia
treat anemia
anemia symptoms
chronic anemia
anemia diagnosis

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

After becoming a vampire, he ironically developed anemia from being too picky about blood types.

The doctor recommended eating more spinach to combat her anemia.

😄 Fun example

His anemia was so severe that he got tired just from watching action movies.

Blood tests revealed that her fatigue was caused by anemia.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

blood deficiencyhemoglobin deficiencyiron deficiency

Antonyms

polycythemiahealthy blood count

Related

hemoglobinironfatiguepallorred blood cells

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