Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Canada, US, uncountable)The most common form of sickle-cell disease, with anemic effects.

    Sichelzellenanämie

    серповиднокле́точная анеми́яserpovidnoklétočnaja anemíja

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

Translations

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Русский
By meaning 1
disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells:

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape:sickle-cell anaemiasickle-cell diseasecrescent-cell anemiacrescent-cell anaemiadrepanocytic anemiadrepanocytic anaemia

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