sickle-cell_anemia
1. [ noun ] (medicine,genetics,physiology) a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
Synonyms: crescent-cell_anemia drepanocytic_anemia crescent-cell_anaemia drepanocytic_anaemia sickle-cell_anaemia sickle-cell_disease
Related terms: anemia monogenic_disease genetic_disease
Similar spelling:   sickle-cell_anaemia
  sickle-cell_disease