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