Meanings
nounsickle-cell disease (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells.
Synonyms: drepanocytosis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells.
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nouna congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
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sickle-cell anemiasickle-cell anaemiacrescent-cell anemiacrescent-cell anaemiadrepanocytic anemiadrepanocytic anaemia
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