sickle-cell disease
A disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cellsA disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells.
a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape:sickle-cell anemiasickle-cell anaemiacrescent-cell anemiacrescent-cell anaemiadrepanocytic anemiadrepanocytic anaemia
Lessons for this word
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