Mediterranean_anemiaWordNet Explorer

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noun

an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin

Words in this synset: thalassemia, thalassaemia, Mediterranean_anaemia

noun

anemia characterized by a decrease in the concentration of corpuscular hemoglobin

noun

an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes

noun

a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged