Mediterranean anemia — noun an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin • Syn: ↑thalassemia, ↑thalassaemia, ↑Mediterranean anaemia • Hypernyms: ↑hypochromic anemia, ↑hypochromic anaemia, ↑monogenic disorder, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cooley's anaemia — noun a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged • Syn: ↑Cooley s anemia, ↑thalassemia major, ↑thalassaemia major • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
hypochromic anaemia — noun anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin • Syn: ↑hypochromic anemia • Hypernyms: ↑anemia, ↑anaemia • Hyponyms: ↑thalassemia, ↑thalassaemia, ↑ … 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
thalassaemia — noun an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin • Syn: ↑thalassemia, ↑Mediterranean anemia, ↑Mediterranean anaemia • Hypernyms: ↑hypochromic anemia, ↑hypochromic anaemia, ↑monogenic disorder, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hypochromic anemia — noun anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin • Syn: ↑hypochromic anaemia • Hypernyms: ↑anemia, ↑anaemia • Hyponyms: ↑thalassemia, ↑thalassaemia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
thalassemia — noun an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin • Syn: ↑thalassaemia, ↑Mediterranean anemia, ↑Mediterranean anaemia • Hypernyms: ↑hypochromic anemia, ↑hypochromic anaemia, ↑monogenic disorder, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cooley's anemia — noun a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged • Syn: ↑Cooley s anaemia, ↑thalassemia major, ↑thalassaemia major • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
thalassaemia major — noun a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged • Syn: ↑Cooley s anemia, ↑Cooley s anaemia, ↑thalassemia major • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary