-anemoa combining form meaning wind, air current. anemia a blood disorder marked by a lower-thannormal number of red blood cells or a deficiency of hemoglobin in the red blood cells. The condition is a sign of several possible diseases or abnormalities that can include loss of blood through hemorrhage, bone-marrow disease, exposure to toxic substances in the environment, or an inadequate diet. One form ofa., sickle-cell a., is hereditary. (A. comes from the Greek word anaimia, “lack of blood.’’) Also see addiSON-B1ER.MER A.; COOLEY’S A.: SICKLE-CELL A.; CEREBRAL A. anemophobia a morbid fear of wind or strong drafts. anemotaxis: See johnston’s organ. anemotropism an orientation response of the body to air currents. anencephaly f-sef'-/ the congenital absence of a brain. The condition may range from complete lack of cerebral hemispheres to the presence of only small masses of cerebral tissue. Also called anencephalia /-fal'-/. anergasia a term applied by A. Meyer to a psychosis orloss of functional actisity due to a structural brain disorder. anergia absence of energy: extreme passisity. Also called anergy. Adjective; anergic. Also see BURNED-OUT. anergic schizophrenia any form of schizophrenia that ismarked by passivityor lack ofenergy. See BURNED-OUT. anergic schizophrenic = burned-out. anergy = anergia. anesthesia a loss or impairment of sensitisity to stimuli due to nerve damage or destruction, narcotic drugs, hypnotic suggestion, or conversion (hj’sterical) disorder. The latter condition involves loss of sensation in specific areas that do not correspond to the distribution of nerve fibers, such as glove, stocking, girdle, wrist, or trunk anesthesia. Also spelled anaesthesia. anesthetic leprosy = danielssen-boeck disease. anesthetics agents that produce anesthesia as characterized by loss of sensation, unconsciousness, rela,xation of skeletal muscles, reduction of motor activity and refle.xes. amnesia, or a combination of such effects. Kinds of a. include general a., which may be administered by inhalation, intravenous injection, or retention enema, regional a,, administered by injection or topical application, and other a. techniques, c.g.. acupuncture and hypothermia. anethopalhy behavior marked by an absence of ethics or moral inhibitions, accompanied by narcissisticse.xual bchasior and egocentrism. A. patients are usually “disease-fast." or unresponsive to psychotherapy. See antisoclalrEKSOSALITV DISORDER.