Defn: A morbid condition in which the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity.
ANAEMIC
A*næm"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to anæmia.
ANAEROBIA; ANAEROBES
An*a`ër*o"bi*a, An*a"ër*obes, n. pl. [NL. anaerobia; an-not + aëro- +
Gr. life.] (Bacteriol.)
Defn: Anaërobic bacteria. They are called facultative anaërobia when able to live either in the presence or absence of free oxygen; obligate, or obligatory, anaërobia when they thrive only in its absence.
ANAEROBIC
An*a`ë*rob"ic, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Relating to, or like, anaërobies; araërobiotic.
ANAEROBIES
An*a"ër*o*bies, n. pl. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: Microörganisms which do not require oxygen, but are killed by it. Sternberg.
ANAEROBIOTIC
An*a`ër*o*bi*ot"ic, a. (Anat.)