▪ I. † liˈphæmia1 Obs.
In 8 leiphæmia.
[mod.L., f. Gr. λιπ- weak stem of λείπειν to leave, fail, be lacking + αἷµα blood.]
(See quot.)
| 1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v. Blood, An excess in the quantity of blood constitutes what we call a..plethora; a defect or want of a competent quantity, a leiphæmia. |
▪ II. liphæmia2
var. lipohæmia: see lipo-.