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Anem Anemia Anemo Anemochorous Anemometer Anemone Anemonin Anemophily Amenophobia Anemotaxis
Engraved before 1811 from an original in the then Museum Pio Clemens in Rome (Click for details)
Esculapius (Medicine) between Mercury (Merchants) and the Graces (Medicine, Hygiene and Panacea)
Esculapius dealt with Patients - Merchants make deals with Clients

~ ANEM~         id+ | WIND  TRANSITORY |
~ ANEMIA        or ANAEMIA
                id+ | LACK OF RED BLOOD CELLS | thus
                id+ | PRONE TO BE SHORT WINDED or
                      SHORT OF BREATH |
~ ANEMO~        prefix for WIND  BREATH  SPIRIT  GHOST
~ ANEMOCHOROUS  biol> DISPERSED BY WIND
~ ANEMOMETER    sc>   INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE WIND VELOCITY
~ ANEMONE       id+ | BLOOD RED WIND FLOWER |
                id+ | TRANSITORY like a wind |
~ ANEMONIN      biol> ANIMAL POISON
~ ANEMOPHILY    biol> POLLINATION BY MEANS OF WIND
~ AMENOPHOBIA   med>  PHOBIA or FEAR OF DRAFTS or WIND
~ ANEMOTAXIS    biol> ORIENTATION BY ODOR
                biol> ANEMONE is
  gr    ANAIMIA   = LACKING BLOOD   see> PALLOR
         HAIMA      BLOOD           sug> HEMATOLOGY
  sp     HEMO       BLOOD           sug> HEMORRHAGE
        ANIMO       COURAGE         sug> ANIMATED
  skt   ANILAS      BREATH
  sp    ANIMO       SPIRIT       sug> VALOR
  lat   ANIMUS      ANIMATED organisms as are
  biol> ANIMAL      MOBILE  MOTILE  MOVING  ORGANISM
  gr    ANE         WIND
        ANEMO       FLOWER LIKE
  sc>   ANEMOMETER  GADGET TO MEASURE WIND VELOCITY
        ANEMOS      WIND     BREATH
                    SPIRIT   GHOST
  hx>   APHERO      WIND FROM THE SOUTH
  biol> ANEMONE     A SHORT LIVED "WIND FLOWER" or
                    WINDFLOWER common in MEXICO
  called ANEMONE TUBEROSA
         ANEMONE SPHENOPHYLLA
         ANEMONE EDWARDSIANA
         ANEMONELLA ANEMONOIDES
  THE PLANT IS A SOURCE OF RANUNCULIN or
  med>  PLANT SUBSTANCE and POISON
        WITH STRONG CARDIOVASCULAR AND
  NERVOUS SYSTEM EFFECTS
  myth> ANEMONE IS A BLOOD RED PERISHABLE FLOWER
        DEDICATED BY VENUS TO THE MEMORY OF
  see>  ADONIS    see> APHRODITE
  hx> IN CHRISTIAN SYMBOLISMS ANEMONES
      SIGNIFY THE BLOOD SHED BY THE SAINTS
  med> ANEMONE relates to RED and
       ANEMIA indicates LACK OF RED BLOOD CELLS thus
       HEMOGLOBIN or Hb which
  REDUCES OXYGEN CARRYING CAPACITY and
  is one cause of SHORTNESS OF BREATH or in
  vern> " SHORT WINDEDNESS "
  note myth> THE BIRTH OF APHRODITE
             also relates to WIND
  VENUS AROSE FROM A WIND SWEPT SEA FOAM
  ON A BEECH IN CYPRUS
  hx> ANEMONE IS A DELICATE WILDFOWER
      FOUND IN THE US IN THE MOHAVE DESERT
  biol> the FUMES FROM THE FRESH PLANT
        ARE HIGHLY IRRITATING
  see> PALE
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