cooley's_anemia
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: cooley's_anaemia thalassaemia_major thalassemia_major
Related terms: thalassemia
Similar spelling:   cooley's_anaemia