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English 1 sense of the expression sickle-cell disease:
NOUNstatesickle-cell disease, sickle-cell anemia, sickle-cell anaemia, crescent-cell anemia, crescent-cell anaemia, drepanocytic anemia, drepanocytic anaemiaa congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks
Englishsickle-cell disease: 1 sense noun 1, state
MeaningA congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape.
Synonymssickle-cell anemia, sickle-cell anaemia, crescent-cell anemia, crescent-cell anaemia, drepanocytic anemia, drepanocytic anaemia
Broaderanemia, anaemiaA deficiency of red blood cells
monogenic disorder, monogenic diseaseAn inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes
Spanishanemia de células falciformes, anemia drepanocítica, drepanocitosis falcemia
Catalananèmia de cèl·lules falciformes

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