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a·nae·mic

(ə-nē′mĭk)

adj.

Variant of anemic.

anaemic

(əˈniːmɪk) or

anemic

adj

1. (Pathology) relating to or suffering from anaemia

2. pale and sickly looking; lacking vitality

aˈnaemically adv

a•ne•mic

(əˈni mɪk)

adj.

1. suffering from anemia.

2. lacking power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness; weak.

[1830–40]

a•ne′mi•cal•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	anaemic - relating to anemia or suffering from anemia anemic
	2.	anaemic - lacking vigor or energy; "an anemic attempt to hit the baseball" anemic weak - wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar"

anaemic

adjective

1. pale, weak, dull, frail, feeble, wan, sickly, bloodless, colourless, infirm, pallid, ashen, characterless, enervated, like death warmed up (informal) Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic.
pale glowing, blooming, rosy, hearty, radiant, ruddy, sanguine, full-blooded, florid, rosy-cheeked, rubicund

2. weak, feeble, lacklustre, bland, poor, halfhearted We will see some economic recovery, but it will be very anaemic.

Translations

مُصاب بالأَنِيمِيَايُعاني مِن فَقْر الدَّم

chudokrevný

anæmiskblodfattig

aneeminen

anemičan

blóîlaus

anemico

貧血の

빈혈의

chudokrvný

anemisk

ที่ขาดเลือดแดง

anemianemikkansız

thiếu máu

贫血的

anaemic

anemic (US) [əˈniːmɪk] ADJ (Med) → anémico (fig) (= weak) → débil

anaemic

[əˈniːmɪk] (British) anemic (US) adj

(MEDICINE) → anémique

(= insipid) [person, character] → insipide; [film, book] → plat(e), fade; [taste, colour] → insipide

anaemic

, (US) anemic

adj

→ anämisch, blutarm

(fig) → anämisch, saft- und kraftlos; colour, appearance → bleichsüchtig, anämisch

anaemic

anemic (Am) [əˈniːmɪk] adj → anemico/a

anaemia

(əˈniːmiə) (American) anemia noun

a medical condition caused by not having enough red cells in the blood.

aˈnaemic adjective

suffering from anaemia.

anaemic

→ مُصاب بالأَنِيمِيَا chudokrevný anæmisk blutarm αναιμικός anémico aneeminen anémié anemičan anemico 貧血の 빈혈의 bloedarm anemisk anemiczny anémico, anêmico малокровный anemisk ที่ขาดเลือดแดง anemi thiếu máu 贫血的

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in their cradles) they say nothing to me: to my mind they know too much and feel too obviously; I cannot stomach the heartiness with which they slap me on the back or the emotion with which they hurl themselves on my bosom; their passion seems to me a little anaemic and their dreams a trifle dull.

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But he was one of those weak creatures, void of pride, timorous, anaemic, hateful souls, full of shifty cunning, who face neither God nor man, who face not even themselves.

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He was narrow-hipped, narrow-shouldered, and anaemic, while he seemed not so much oppressed by gloom as by a sweet and gentle sadness, the weight of which was as sweetly and gently borne.

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I did it because the way led to it, because I was only a human boy, a creature of my environment, and neither an anaemic nor a god.

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In short, Brissenden struck Martin as anaemic and feather-brained, and was promptly dismissed from his mind.

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Her father, a mild-tempered, narrow-chested, anaemic little clerk, domestic because of his inherent disability to mix with men, had done his full share toward giving the home an atmosphere of sweetness and tenderness.

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The uniform paleness of her complexion was not that of an anaemic girl.

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Andrey Semyonovitch was an anaemic, scrofulous little man, with strangely flaxen mutton-chop whiskers of which he was very proud.

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Summary: Washington DC [USA], November 19 (ANI): Beware if you are trying to lose weight with the recently-introduced 'Calories In, Calories Out' (CiCo) diet, as according to experts because of the low nutrient value, a person is more likely to become anaemic and deficient in a host of vitamins and minerals.

CiCo diet can be an unhealthy way to lose weight: Experts

Seven out of every 10 children aged 6-59 months in India are anaemic and as per 2005-2006 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), the prevalence of anaemia was 70% in children aged 6-59 months with three percent severely anaemic, 40 percent moderately anaemic, and 26 percent mildly anaemic.

PREVALENCE AND SEVERITY OF ANAEMIA AMONG HOSPITALISED CHILDREN AGED 6-59 MONTHS

Iron, folate and cobalamin deficiency in anaemic pregnant females in tertiary care centre at Rawalpindi.

FREQUENCY OF ANEMIA IN PREGNANCY AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS IN WOMEN VISITING A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN RAWALPINDI

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), around 2 billion people, amounting to over 30% of the world's population, are anaemic.