SPANAEMIA

Etymology

Noun

spanaemia (usually uncountable, plural spanaemias)

(medicine, archaic) A condition of impoverishment of the blood; a morbid state in which the red corpuscles, or other important elements of the blood, are deficient.

Source: Wiktionary


Spa*næ"mi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: A condition of impoverishment of the blood; a morbid state in which the red corpuscles, or other important elements of the blood, are deficient.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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