anaemia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

anaemia
    n 1: a lack of vitality [syn: {anemia}, {anaemia}]
    2: a deficiency of red blood cells [syn: {anemia}, {anaemia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Anaemia \A*n[ae]"mi*a\, Anemia
\A*ne"mi*a\([.a]*n[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), a. [NL., fr. Gr. 'anaimi`a;
   'an priv. + a'i^ma blood.] (Med.)
   A morbid condition in which number of the red blood cells or
   concentration of hemoglobin decreases below that of normal.
   [1913 Webster + AS]