sickle-cell anaemia English

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What does sickle-cell anaemia mean?

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sickle-cell anaemia Noun

— A disease where the red blood cells change to a sickle shape when there is a shortage of oxygen.

sickle-cell anaemia

— noun (= sickle-cell anemia) a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape

Synonyms sickle-cell anaemia synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as sickle-cell anaemia?

sickle-cell anaemia English » English

sickle-cell disease

sickle-cell anemia

crescent-cell anemia

crescent-cell anaemia

drepanocytosis

drepanocytic anemia

drepanocytic anaemia

sickle cell disease

sickle cell anemia