Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun anemia
3 senses of anemia
Sense 1
anemia, anaemia -- (a deficiency of red blood cells)
=> blood disease, blood disorder -- (a disease or disorder of the blood)
Sense 2
anemia, anaemia -- (a lack of vitality)
=> symptom -- ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
Sense 3
Anemia, genus Anemia -- (genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America)
=> fern genus -- (genera of ferns and fern allies)