Defenition of the word sickle-cell anaemia
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Defenition of the word sickle-cell anaemia
- A life-long blood disorder characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape.
- a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
Hypernyms for the word sickle-cell anaemia
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- anaemia
- anemia
- monogenic disease
- monogenic disorder
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