| NOUN | state | sickle-cell disease, sickle-cell anemia, sickle-cell anaemia, crescent-cell anemia, crescent-cell anaemia, drepanocytic anemia, drepanocytic anaemia | a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks |
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| Meaning | A congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape. | |
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| Synonyms | sickle-cell anemia, sickle-cell anaemia, crescent-cell anemia, crescent-cell anaemia, drepanocytic anemia, drepanocytic anaemia | |
| Broader | anemia, anaemia | A deficiency of red blood cells |
| monogenic disorder, monogenic disease | An inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes | |
| Spanish | anemia de células falciformes, anemia drepanocítica, drepanocitosis falcemia | |
| Catalan | anèmia de cèl·lules falciformes | |
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