beta-thalassemia

noun

A form of thalassemia caused by a reduced or absent synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin.

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Meanings

nounbeta-thalassemia (countable and uncountable, plural beta-thalassemias)

plural beta-thalassemias

  1. countableuncountableA form of thalassemia caused by a reduced or absent synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin.
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