Definition
Relating to or affected by anemia; having a blood condition characterized by insufficient red blood cells.
Etymology
From Greek 'an-' (without) + 'haima' (blood) + '-ous' (adjective suffix). This variant form is less common than 'anemic' but appears in older medical texts and specialized vocabulary.
Kelly Says
This is one of those archaic medical terms that sounds more poetic than modern 'anemic'—Victorian doctors had a flair for Latinate endings that made diseases sound almost romantic.
Translations
ARالعربية
فقر الدم
fiqer ad-dam
BNবাংলা
অ্যানিমিক
a-ni-mik
CSČeština
anemický
a-ne-mi-cky
DADansk
anæmisk
a-ne-misk
DEDeutsch
anämisch
a-na-misch
ELΕλληνικά
αναιμικός
ana-mi-kos
ESEspañol
anemioso
an-e-mee-o-so
FISuomi
aneminen
a-ne-mi-nen
FRFrançais
anémieux
an-e-mye
HUMagyar
anémiai
a-ne-miai
IDBahasa Indonesia
anemik
a-ne-mik
ITItaliano
anemico
a-ne-mi-ko
MSBahasa Melayu
anemik
a-ne-mik
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေစိတ်
shwe-se-it
NLNederlands
anemisch
a-ne-misch
NONorsk
anemisk
a-ne-misk
PLPolski
anemiczny
a-ne-mi-t͡sny
PTPortuguês
anêmico
a-ne-mi-ko
RUРусский
анемический
an-e-mi-cheskiy
SVSvenska
anemisk
a-ne-misk
SWKiswahili
upungufu wa damu
u-pu-ngu-fu wa da-mu
TAதமிழ்
இரத்த அளவு குறைவு
irath a-lavu kuraivu
TEతెలుగు
ఎర్ర రక్త కణాల కొరత
erru rakta kanala koratha
THไทย
ภาวะโลหิตจาง
pha-wa lo-hit-chan
UKУкраїнська
анемічний
an-e-mi-chniy
URاردو
خون کمزوری
khoon kamzori
VITiếng Việt
anemic
a-ne-mik