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# anaemia

«anaemia» in Mova's school dictionary: **an illness where the blood does not have enough healthy…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (anaemia; uncountable; US spelling anemia)

### meaning for a pupil

Anaemia is an illness where the blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells or iron, so the person feels very tired, weak and pale. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaemia/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in health, science and food lessons: iron in foods like spinach, beans, red meat and fortified cereals helps prevent anaemia.

### examples

- The doctor said her tiredness was caused by anaemia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaemia/#x1)
- Eating iron-rich foods helps prevent anaemia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaemia/#x2)
- Anaemia can make your skin look pale. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaemia/#x3)
- Red blood cells carry oxygen, so anaemia makes you breathless. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaemia/#x4)
- Some people with anaemia take iron tablets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaemia/#x5)
- A blood test showed he had anaemia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaemia/#x6)

### note

British spelling «anaemia», American «anemia»; adjective «anaemic» / «anemic». Pronounced a-NEE-mee-uh. «Anaemic» is also used informally for something weak or pale: «an anaemic performance».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «anaemia» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anaemia/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.