cooley's_anaemia
1. [ noun ] (medicine,genetics,physiology) a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged
Synonyms: thalassemia_major thalassaemia_major Cooley's_anemia
Related terms: thalassemia
Similar spelling:   Cooley's_anemia