thalassemia (redirected from Beta-thalassemia)

thal·as·se·mi·a  (thl-sm-)

n.

An inherited form of anemia occurring chiefly among people of Mediterranean descent, caused by faulty synthesis of part of the hemoglobin molecule.

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[Greek thalassa, sea + -emia.]

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thalas·semic adj.

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thalassemia  (thl-sm-)

Any of a group of inherited forms of anemia occurring chiefly among people of Mediterranean descent, caused by faulty synthesis of part of the hemoglobin molecule

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thalassemia - an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin Mediterranean anaemia, Mediterranean anemia, thalassaemia monogenic disease, monogenic disorder - an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes hypochromic anaemia, hypochromic anemia - anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin Cooley's anaemia, Cooley's anemia, thalassaemia major, thalassemia major - a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged