noun
an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
• Syn: ↑thalassaemia, ↑Mediterranean anemia, ↑Mediterranean anaemia
• Hypernyms: ↑hypochromic anemia, ↑hypochromic anaemia, ↑monogenic disorder, ↑monogenic disease
• Hyponyms: ↑Cooley's anemia, ↑Cooley's anaemia, ↑thalassemia major, ↑thalassaemia major
Useful english dictionary. 2012.