Chloroanaemia

/klɔːroʊəˈniːmiə/ noun

Definition

A form of anemia (British spelling) characterized by decreased red blood cells or hemoglobin, historically attributed to chlorine exposure or related to chlorosis.

Etymology

From chloro- (green, chlorine) + anaemia (British spelling of anemia, from Greek an- 'without' + haima 'blood'), an older medical term.

Kelly Says

Chloroanaemia represents a medical mystery—'chlorosis' was a common diagnosis in Victorian young women, supposedly caused by chlorine or green conditions, but it was actually often iron deficiency or psychological stress misdiagnosed by the medicine of the time.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሎራሚን
klo-ra-min
ARالعربية
أnemia الكلور
a-ne-mi-ya al-khlor
BNবাংলা
ক্লোরোএনেমিয়া
klorō-ē-ne-mi-yā
CACatalà
cloranaemia
klo-ra-ne-mi-a
CSČeština
chloranémie
klor-a-ne-mi
DADansk
chloranæmi
klor-a-ne-mi
DEDeutsch
Chloranämie
klor-a-ne-mi
ELΕλληνικά
χλωροαιμία
hlow-ro-ai-mi-a
ESEspañol
clor Anemia
klo-re-a a-ne-mi-a
FAفارسی
کلورآمین
khlor-a-min
FISuomi
kloranaemia
klo-ra-ne-mi-a
FRFrançais
chloranémie
klo-ra-ne-mi
GUGU
ક્લોરમીન
klo-ra-min
HAHA
kloramin
klo-ra-min
HEעברית
כלוראנמיה
khol-o-ran-mi-ya
HIहिन्दी
क्लोरोएनीमिया
klorō-ē-ni-mi-yā
HUMagyar
kloranémia
klor-a-ne-mi-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
kloranaemia
klo-ra-ne-mi-a
IGIG
kloramin
klo-ra-min
ITItaliano
cloranaemia
klo-ra-ne-mi-a
JA日本語
塩素貧血
えんそーひんけつ
KKKK
хлор амин
khlor amin
KMKM
គ្មាន
klor-a-min
KO한국어
염소빈혈
yeomso binhyeol
MRMR
क्लोरोएमीन
klorō-ēmin
MSBahasa Melayu
kloramin
klo-ra-min
MYမြန်မာ
ကလောရမင်း
ka-lo-ra-min
NLNederlands
chlooranemie
klo-ra-ne-mie
NONorsk
kloranemi
klor-a-ne-mi
PAPA
ਕਲੋਰਮੀਨ
klo-ra-min
PLPolski
chloranemia
klor-a-ne-mi-a
PTPortuguês
cloranaemia
klo-ra-ne-mi-a
RORomână
cloranaemie
klo-ra-ne-mi
RUРусский
хлоранэмия
khlor-an-e-mi-ya
SVSvenska
kloranemi
klor-a-ne-mi
SWKiswahili
kloramini
klo-ra-mi-ni
TAதமிழ்
குளோரமின்
ku-lo-ra-min
TEతెలుగు
క్లోరామిన్
klo-ra-min
THไทย
คลอแรมีเนียม
khlon-ra-mee-ne-am
TLTL
kloramin
klo-ra-min
TRTürkçe
kloranemi
klo-ra-ne-mi
UKУкраїнська
хлоранемія
khlor-an-em-iya
URاردو
کلورآمین
khlor-a-min
VITiếng Việt
chloroanemia
klo-ro-a-ne-mi-a
YOYO
kloramin
klo-ra-min
ZH中文
氯贫血
lǜ pín xuè
ZUZU
ikloromine
i-klo-ro-mi-ne

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