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This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymologies. Most of them are combining forms in Neo-Latin and hence international scientific vocabulary. There are a few general rules about how they combine.
28 Σεπ 2017 · anemia. (n.) "deficiency of blood in a living body," alternative (chiefly U.S.) spelling of anaemia (q.v.); also see æ (1). As a genus of plants, Modern Latin, from Greek aneimon "unclad," from an- "without" (see an- (1)) + eima "a dress, garment" (see wear (v.)).
< post-classical Latin anaemia (1672 or earlier) < ancient Greek ἀναιμία lack of blood < ἄναιμος bloodless (< ἀν-an-prefix 2 + αἷμα blood: see haemo-comb. form) + ‑ία ‑ia suffix 1 …
Prefix or Suffix. Definition. Example. a-. not, an absence of, Avascular. -aemia. related to blood. Bacteraemia.
Anemia or anaemia (British English) is a blood disorder in which the blood has a reduced ability to carry oxygen. This can be due to a lower than normal number of red blood cells, a reduction in the amount of hemoglobin available for oxygen transport, or abnormalities in hemoglobin that impair its function. [3] [4]
Index of 750 medical roots, prefixes, and suffixes commonly used in medical terminology. When available, Latin and Greek roots are provided after English definitions.
5 Οκτ 2024 · 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.
