anemia

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a deficiency of red blood cells
noun a lack of vitality
noun genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America

From Ancient Greek ἀναιμία (anaimía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -ia. By surface analysis, an- + -emia.

She looks fretful, nervous and discontented, bored by her own anemia. — The Hairy Ape, Eugene O'Neill
And those who did not die displayed in varying degree a type of anemia or consumption, and sometimes a decline of the mental faculties, which spoke ill for the salubriousness of the building. — The Shunned House, H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft
And note that this is most filthy and deadening and brutalizing work; that it is a cause of anemia, nervousness, ugliness, and ill-temper; of prostitution, suicide, and insanity; of drunken husbands and degenerate children—for all of which things the community has naturally to pay. — The Jungle, Upton Sinclair

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