anhematosis
|an-he-ma-to-sis|
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/ænˌhiːməˈtoʊsɪs/
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/ænˌhiːməˈtəʊsɪs/
near-absence of blood
Etymology
'anhematosis' originates from Greek, specifically the elements 'an-' meaning 'without' and 'haîma' meaning 'blood,' combined with the New Latin medical suffix '-osis' indicating a condition.
'anhematosis' formed in modern medical Latin from Greek roots; it parallels the formation of related English terms with 'hemo-/haemo-' and entered English medical vocabulary as a technical/learned term.
Initially, it meant 'a condition of no blood,' and over time it remained close to this sense but fell out of common use, being largely replaced by 'anemia' in modern terminology.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a pathological condition marked by an absence or near-absence of blood in the body or in a specific tissue; extreme depletion of blood.
The surgeon documented anhematosis in the ischemic portion of the intestine.
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Noun 2
obsolete: an old term used for severe anemia.
In older medical literature, anhematosis appears as a label for profound weakness due to blood deficiency.
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Last updated: 2025/08/10 16:22