 sickle-cell_anemia |
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| 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 |
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