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anemia

ane.mia \*-'ne--me--*\ \*-'ne--mik\ \-mi-k(*-)le-\ n [NL, fr. Gk anaimia 
   bloodlessness, fr. a- + -aimia -emia] 1a: a condition in which the blood is 
   deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume 1b: 
   ISCHEMIA  2: lack of vitality  - ane.mic aj