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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σπᾰνός (spanós, rare, scarce) +‎ -aemia.

Noun

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spanaemia (usually uncountable, plural spanaemias)

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