"haima" and "-emia": etymologizing all medical terms regarding blood

-emia: suffix derived from Greek ἐμός (emos) meaning “blood”

It comes from the Greek root word, haima, which translates to “blood”.

Anemia: a condition in which an individual has low levels of healthy red blood cells.

Etymological Definition: From the Greek root word, haima, which translates to “blood”.

Leukemia: a type of cancer that affects the body’s ability to produce healthy white blood cells.

Etymological Definition: From the Greek root word, leukos, which means “white”.

Thrombocytopenia: a condition in which the body produces fewer blood platelets than it should.

Etymological Definition: From the Greek roots words, thrombos, which means “clot” and kytos, which means “hollow”.

Stylemia: a condition in which the body has high levels of iron in the bloodstream.

Etymological Definition: From the Greek root word, stylos, which translates to “an iron bar”.

Hypervolemia: a condition in which the body has an excess of plasma in the blood.

Etymological Definition: From the Greek root word, hyper, which means “over” and volêma, which means “volume”.

Polycythemia: a condition in which the body produces too many red blood cells.

Etymological Definition: From the Greek root words, poly, which means “many” and kytos, which means “cell”.

Hyponatremia: a condition in which the body has a low sodium level in the blood.

Etymological Definition: From the Greek root words, hypo, which means “under” and natrêm, which means “salt”.

Dyskalemia: a type of electrolyte imbalance that affects the body’s sodium and potassium levels.

Etymological Definition: From the Greek root words, dys, which means “abnormal” and kalêm, which means “potassium”.

Eosinophilia: a condition in which the body produces more eosinophils (a type of white blood cells) than normal.

Etymological Definition: From the Greek root words, eos, which means “dawn” and phulon, which means “light”.

Hematemia: the presence of red blood cells in the blood

Etymology: mid 19th century; from Greek haimat- ‘blood’ + -emia

Neutropenia: a condition in which there is an abnormally low number of neutrophils in the blood

Etymology: early 20th century; from Greek neuter ‘neutrophil’ + -penia ‘deficiency’ + -emia

Leukocytosis: an increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood

Etymology: late 19th century; from Greek leukos ‘white’ + kytos ‘cell’ + -osis ‘condition’ + -emia

Erythrocytosis: an increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood

Etymology: late 19th century; from Greek erythros ‘red’ + kytos ‘cell’ + -osis ‘condition’ + -emia

Anoxemia: a lack of oxygen in the blood

Etymology: early 20th century; from Greek an- ‘without’ + oxys ‘sharp’ + -emia

Hypoxemia: a low amount of oxygen in the blood

Etymology: early 20th century; from Greek hypo- ‘below’ + oxys ‘oxygen’ + -emia

Hyperoxemia: a high amount of oxygen in the blood

Etymology: early 20th century; from Greek hyper- ‘over’ + oxys ‘sharp’ + -emia

Uremia: a condition in which the amount of waste products in the blood is abnormally high

Etymology: early 20th century; from Greek ouros ‘urine’ + -emia

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