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noun
Any of a group of inherited disorders in which the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is reduced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: Mediterranean anemia, Mediterranean disease
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hemoglobinopathy
noun
an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: thalassaemia, Mediterranean anemia, 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
History
From Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) (see also thalass-) and -emia (“blood”) (from αἷμα (haîma)). The etymology is suggestive of the epidemiology of the disorder, which is more common in people of Mediterranean descent. First attested in 1932.
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