Definitions of drepanocytic anemia
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a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
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synonyms:
crescent-cell anaemia, crescent-cell anemia, drepanocytic anaemia, sickle-cell anaemia, sickle-cell anemia, sickle-cell disease
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type of:
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monogenic disease, monogenic disorder
an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
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anaemia, anemia
a deficiency of red blood cells
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monogenic disease, monogenic disorder
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