-emia

Medical Suffix
-emia

-emia means blood condition (from the Greek).

What does -emia mean?

The suffix -emia means "blood condition". It is used to build many medical terms, and comes from the Greek.

Example words using -emia

WordMeaning
anemiadeficiency of red blood cells
leukemiablood cancer

Related word parts

hem/o · hemat/o

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