HyperDic: thalassemia_major

English > 1 sense of the expression thalassemia major:
NOUNstatethalassemia major, Cooley's anemia, Cooley's anaemia, thalassaemia majora fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin
English > thalassemia major: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged.
SynonymsCooley's anemia, Cooley's anaemia, thalassaemia major
Broaderthalassemia, thalassaemia, Mediterranean anemia, Mediterranean anaemiaAn inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
Spanishanemia de Cooley

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