Associations to the word «Thalassemia»

Wiktionary

THALASSEMIA, noun. (medicine) Any of a group of inherited disorders in which the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is reduced

Dictionary definition

THALASSEMIA, noun. An inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin.

Wise words

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