crescent-cell anemia
1.
(
noun
) a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
Synonyms:
drepanocytic anemia
,
sickle-cell anemia
,
sickle-cell disease
Related Words:
anaemia
,
anemia
,
congenital disease
,
genetic abnormality
,
genetic disease
,
genetic disorder
,
inherited disease
,
inherited disorder
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