thalassemia


Definition: Meaning of, thalassemia in English to English dictionary.

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thalassemia thalassemias
North American English ; thalassaemia elsewhere
  1. an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
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thalassemia used in phrases

  • thalassemia major (noun)
    1. inherited from both parents a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged
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