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sickle-cell anaemia

DEFINITIONS OF: sickle-cell anaemia

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

Synonyms:
crescent-cell anaemia, crescent-cell anemia, drepanocytic anaemia, drepanocytic anemia, sickle-cell anemia, sickle-cell disease
Type of:
monogenic disease, monogenic disorder
an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
anaemia, anemia
a deficiency of red blood cells
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