sickle-cell disease

Noun

Meaning

a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape

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Alternative names

sickle cell disease

Synonyms

sickle-cell anemia sickle-cell anaemia crescent-cell anaemia crescent-cell anemia drepanocytic anaemia drepanocytic anemia blood disorder anemia marked by crescent-shaped red blood cells chronic inherited anemia congenital form of anemia disease affecting indigenous africans disorder that affects hemoglobin inherited blood disorder inherited form of anemia meniscocytic anemia
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Antonyms

healthiness healthfulness physical wellness perfect condition solid health strong constitution
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Hypernyms

anaemia anemia monogenic disease monogenic disorder

Examples

Reducing the instance of sickle-cell disease genes in Africa where malaria is a common and deadly disease could indeed have extremely negative net consequences. Source: Internet

Some diseases such as sickle-cell disease and cystic fibrosis respectively confer immunity to malaria and resistance to cholera when a single copy of the recessive allele is contained within the genotype of the individual. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sickle-billed vanga sickle-cell anaemia sickle-cell anemia sickle-leaf sugarbush sickle-shape sickle-shaped