Cooley's anaemia

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

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Cooley's anaemia /kooˈliz ə-nēˈmi-ə/
noun a former name for ↑thalassaemia (see under ↑thalassian)
ORIGIN: TB Cooley (1871–1945), US paediatrician

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  • Анемия Кули (Cooley 'S Anaemia) — см. Талассемия. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

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  • Mediterranean anaemia — noun an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin • Syn: ↑thalassemia, ↑thalassaemia, ↑Mediterranean anemia • Hypernyms: ↑hypochromic anemia, ↑hypochromic anaemia, ↑monogenic disorder, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • thalassaemia — (Cooley s anaemia) n. a hereditary blood disease, widespread in the Mediterranean countries, Asia, and Africa, in which there is an abnormality in the protein part of the haemoglobin molecule. The affected red cells cannot function normally,… …   Medical dictionary

  • thalassaemia — Cooley s anaemia; n. a hereditary blood disease, widespread in the Mediterranean countries, Asia, and Africa, in which there is an abnormality in the protein part of the haemoglobin molecule. The affected red cells cannot function normally,… …   The new mediacal dictionary

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