Anemia, genus Anemia
(noun) genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America
anemia, anaemia
(noun) a deficiency of red blood cells
anemia, anaemia
(noun) a lack of vitality
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anemia (countable and uncountable, plural anemias or anemiae or anemiæ)
(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.
(countable, pathology) A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.
(obsolete) Ischemia. [19th to mid-20th c.]
In 21st century medical terminology, anemia never means ischemia, although in 19th through mid-20th century medical usage, it sometimes did.
• Amenia, amaine, menaia
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27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
