noun
anemia
uh-NEE-mee-uh/əˈniːmiə/
A condition in which the blood has too few red blood cells or too little hemoglobin.
The microscopic comparison illustrates anemia through markedly fewer red blood cells.
Etymology
The pieces express “without blood,” behind the older meaning “deficiency of blood.” The medical sense concerns too few healthy red blood cells rather than a literal absence of blood.
In context
you probably have a medical condition known as anemia because hemoglobin's job is to carry iron throughout the body and if you don't have enough iron you're kind of pale and sickly looking
More examples
- Her medical history includes a previous episode of anemia.
- The lesson explains the role of hemoglobin in anemia.
- He asks how the laboratory results relate to anemia.