Definitions
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- noun An inherited form of anemia occurring chiefly among people of Mediterranean descent, caused by faulty synthesis of part of the hemoglobin molecule.
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- noun medicine Any of a group of
inherited disorders in which the amount ofhemoglobin in theblood is reduced
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- noun an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
Etymologies
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Examples
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His condition, thalassemia, is caused by defective gene that codes for hemoglobin structure.
Archive 2004-09-01 2004
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His condition, thalassemia, is caused by defective gene that codes for hemoglobin structure.
Medpundit 2004
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The red blood cells in thalassemia patients are distorted and sometimes immature, containing a nucleus.
Poster-Medicine-1993 1993
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One of the few clear signs from antiquity is a condition called thalassemia, another defect of hemoglobin.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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One of the few clear signs from antiquity is a condition called thalassemia, another defect of hemoglobin.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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One of the few clear signs from antiquity is a condition called thalassemia, another defect of hemoglobin.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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One example is a form of anemia called thalassemia, which is due to inherited defects in the genetic material.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1993 - Presentation Speech 1997
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Usually 2 weeks treatment is enough for children, although in some areas children with sickle cell disease, or a kind of anemia called thalassemia may need it for years.
Chapter 31 1993
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Nonetheless, single-gene disorders of the blood, such as thalassemia and sickle cell disease, are among the most common inherited maladies in the world.
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Bone marrow transplantation can cure severe inherited disorders such as thalassemia and disorders of the immune system as well as leukemia and aplastic anemia.
hernesheir commented on the word thalassemia
Scrabble score = 16, ruzuzu.
May 4, 2011