how to pronounce anemia

/əˈniːmiːə/

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anemia is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of anemia in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… weight loss that's unexplained anemia or …”

meanings of anemia

noun:

A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
A disease or condition that has anemia as a symptom.
Ischemia.

anemia frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word anemia occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.