-emia
a combining form occurring in compound words that denote a condition of the blood, as specified by the initial element:
hyperemia.
also, -aemia, -haemia, -hemia.
-aemia
combining form
denoting blood, esp a specified condition of the blood in names of diseases leukaemia
word origin
new latin, from greek -aimia, from haima blood
-emia
combining form
a us variant of -aemia
-emia
medical suffix, “condition of the blood,” from comb. form of gk. haima (gen. haimatos) “blood,” possibly from pie base -sai- “thick liquid.”
-emia or -hemia or -aemia or -haemia
suff.
blood: leukemia.
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