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thalassemia
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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.
[Greek thalassa, sea + -emia.]
thalas·semic adj.
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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Noun1.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
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