different between anemia vs microcyte

English

Alternative forms

• anaemia (Britain)
• anæmia (Britain, rare)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??nimi.?/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (anaimía), from ??- (an-, “not”) + ???? (haîma, “blood”) +? -ia; those roots are the basis of the English combining forms an- + -aemia/-emia.

Noun

anemia (countable and uncountable, plural anemias or anemiae or anemiæ)

1. (American spelling, 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.

3. (obsolete) Ischemia. [19th to mid-20th c.]

Usage notes

In 21st century medical terminology, anemia never means ischemia, although in 19th through mid-20th century medical usage, it sometimes did.

Derived terms

See also

• ischemia

Translations

Anagrams

• Amenia, amaine, menaia

Asturian

Noun

anemia f (uncountable)

1. anemia (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport)

Esperanto

Etymology

From anemio +? -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ane?mia/
• Hyphenation: a?ne?mi?a
• Rhymes: -ia

Adjective

anemia (accusative singular anemian, plural anemiaj, accusative plural anemiajn)

1. anemic (in literal and figurative senses)
   • (Can we date this quote?), Solomon Cins (translator), Kiel ?talo estis hardata (??? ?????????? ????? / How the Steel was Tempered) by Nikolai Ostrovsky, Book 2, Chapter 9,

     Fini?is vintro, printempo malfermis fenestrojn, kaj anemia Kor?agin, restinta viva post la lasta operacio, komprenis, ke plu resti en la kliniko li ne povas.

     Winter came to an end, spring opened windows, and the anemic Korchagin, having survived the last operation, understood that he could no longer remain at the clinic.

   • 2003, Vilhelmo Lutermano (translator), “Promesitaj teroj de Venezuelo” by Maurice Lemoine, Le Monde Diplomatique, October 1, 2003,

     Sur etaj unuhektaraj parceloj, kampuloj plantas anemian maizon kaj vivas de la Sankta Spirito.

     On little one-hectare plots, peasants plant anemic maize and live by the Holy Spirit.

Finnish

Noun

anemia

1. anemia

Declension

Synonyms

• heikkoverisyys
• vähäverisyys

Derived terms

• aneeminen
• aneemisuus
• pernisiöösi anemia
• sirppisoluanemia

Anagrams

• aamein, aamien, meinaa

Interlingua

Noun

anemia (plural anemias)

1. anemia

Related terms

• anemic

Italian

Noun

anemia f (plural anemie)

1. (pathology) anemia

Derived terms

• anemico

Anagrams

• emanai

Portuguese

Noun

anemia f (plural anemias)

1. (pathology) anemia (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport)

Romanian

Etymology

From French anémier.

Verb

a anemia (third-person singular present anemieaz?, past participle anemiat) 1st conj.

1. to make, or to become anemic

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (anaimía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?nemja/, [a?ne.mja]
• Rhymes: -emja
• Hyphenation: a?ne?mia

Noun

anemia f (plural anemias)

1. (pathology) anemia

Derived terms

• anémico

Further reading

• “anemia” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From micro- +? -cyte.

Noun

microcyte (plural microcytes)

1. an unusually small red blood cell found in some forms of anemia

Synonyms

• microerythrocyte

Translations

Anagrams

• merocytic