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Definition of: pleonexia
(plē′ə·nek′sē·ə) noun
1. Pathol. A tendency of the hemoglobin of the blood to retain oxygen, yielding less than normal amounts to the tissues of the body.
2. Psychiatry A morbid greediness. [<NL <Gk., greediness]
—ple′o·nec′tic (-nek′tik) adjective
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