Definizione monolingua

anemia

anemia (plural anemias)

1. (uncountable) (pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
2. (countable) (pathology) A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.

   Pernicious anemia and sickle-cell anemia are two anemias.

Definizione dizionario anemia

	anemia
	A lower than normal number of red blood cells.

Altri significati:

medical condition with decreased oxygen transport

(countable) (pathology) A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.

(uncountable) (pathology) A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.