noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of thalassemia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thalassemia
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
Mediterranean anemia
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noun
Meaning 2
an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thalassemia, thalassaemia, Mediterranean anaemia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: monogenic disorder, monogenic disease, hypochromic anemia, hypochromic anaemia
Narrower terms: Cooley's anemia, Cooley's anaemia, thalassemia major, thalassaemia major
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