drepanocytic anaemia

drepanocytic anaemia
noun
a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
Hypernyms: ↑anemia, ↑anaemia, ↑monogenic disorder, ↑monogenic disease

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  • drepanocytic anemia — noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape • Syn: ↑sickle cell anemia, ↑sickle cell anaemia, ↑sickle cell disease, ↑crescent cell anemia, ↑crescent cell anaemia,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sickle-cell anaemia — noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape • Syn: ↑sickle cell anemia, ↑sickle cell disease, ↑crescent cell anemia, ↑crescent cell anaemia, ↑drepanocytic anemia,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • crescent-cell anaemia — noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape • Syn: ↑sickle cell anemia, ↑sickle cell anaemia, ↑sickle cell disease, ↑crescent cell anemia, ↑drepanocytic anemia,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sickle-cell disease — noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape • Syn: ↑sickle cell anemia, ↑sickle cell anaemia, ↑crescent cell anemia, ↑crescent cell anaemia, ↑drepanocytic anemia,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sickle-cell anemia — noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape • Syn: ↑sickle cell anaemia, ↑sickle cell disease, ↑crescent cell anemia, ↑crescent cell anaemia, ↑drepanocytic anemia,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • crescent-cell anemia — noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape • Syn: ↑sickle cell anemia, ↑sickle cell anaemia, ↑sickle cell disease, ↑crescent cell anaemia, ↑drepanocytic anemia,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • monogenic disease — noun an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes • Syn: ↑monogenic disorder • Hypernyms: ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality, ↑genetic defect, ↑congenital disease, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • monogenic disorder — noun an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes • Syn: ↑monogenic disease • Hypernyms: ↑genetic disease, ↑genetic disorder, ↑genetic abnormality, ↑genetic defect, ↑congenital disease, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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