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单词 thalassemia
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thalassemia

[ thal-uh-see-mee-uh ]
/ ˌθæl əˈsi mi ə /

noun Pathology.

a hereditary form of anemia, occurring chiefly in people of Mediterranean origin, marked by the abnormal synthesis of hemoglobin and a consequent shortened life span of red blood cells.
Also called Cooley's anemia.

Origin of thalassemia

1932; <Greek thálass(a) sea (alluding to the Mediterranean Sea; the anemia was first reported among children in Mediterranean countries) + -emia

Words nearby thalassemia

thalamocortical, thalamotomy, thalamus, Thalassa, thalassaemia, thalassemia, thalassemia major, thalassic, thalasso-, thalassocracy, thalassocrat
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Medical definitions for thalassemia

thalassemia
[ thăl′ə-sēmē-ə ]

n.

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.Mediterranean anemia
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for thalassemia

thalassemia
[ thăl′ə-sēmē-ə ]

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
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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