sickle-cell anemia

Noun

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sickle-cell anemia - 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 anaemia, sickle-cell disease

anaemia, anemia, crescent-cell anaemia, crescent-cell anemia, drepanocytic anaemia, drepanocytic anemia, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder, sickle-cell anaemia, sickle-cell disease