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sickle-cell anaemia

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  • noun UK A disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells.

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  • noun a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. sickle-cell disease

hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. anemia
  2. anæmia
  3. monogenic disease
  4. monogenic disorder

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