Word origin
[1932; ‹ Gk
thálass(
a) sea (alluding to the Mediterranean Sea; the anemia was first reported among childrenin Mediterranean countries) +
-emia]-emia is a combining form occurring in compound words that denote a condition of the blood,as specified by the initial element. Other words that use the affix -emia include: abetalipoproteinemia, agammaglobulinemia, anhydremia, galactosemia, tularemia