a·ne·mi·a also a·nae·mi·a 
(ə-nēmē-ə)
(ə-nēmē-ə)n.
A pathological deficiency in the oxygen-carrying component of the blood, measured in unit volume concentrations of hemoglobin, red blood cell volume, or red blood cell number.
[New Latin, from Greek anaimiā : an-, without; see A-1 + haima, blood.]