αναιμία

See also: ἀναιμία

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναιμίᾱ (anaimíā) from ἄναιμος (ánaimos, “bloddless”) and semantic loan from French anémie from Ancient Greek ἀναιμίᾱ (anaimíā). Prefix αν- (an-, a privative) + see αἷμα (haîma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.neˈmi.a/
• Homophones: α (a), ναι (nai), μί (mí), α (a)

Noun

αναιμία • (anaimía) f (plural αναιμίες)

1. (medicine) anaemia (UK), anemia (US)

Declension

declension of αναιμία

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	αναιμία •	αναιμίες •
genitive	αναιμίας •	αναιμιών •
accusative	αναιμία •	αναιμίες •
vocative	αναιμία •	αναιμίες •
Some dictionaries record this word uncountable.

Related terms

• αναιμικός (anaimikós, “anaemic”)

Also:

• αναίμακτος (anaímaktos, “bloodless”)
• αναίμακτα (anaímakta, “bloodlessly”)

• and see: αίμα n (aíma, “blood”)

Further reading

• αναιμία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
• αναιμία on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el