💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sickle cell anemia"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| thalassemianoun | (medicine) Any of a group of inherited disorders in which the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is reduced. |
| hemolytic anemia | Hemolytic anemia or haemolytic anaemia is a form of anemia due to hemolysis, the abnormal breakdown of red blood cells (RBCs), either in the blood vessels (intravascular hemolysis) or elsewhere in the human body (extravascular). |
| macrocytic anemia | a class of anemia characterized by the presence of predominantly larger-than-normal red blood cells (RBC, also known as erythrocytes) accompanied by low numbers of RBC and often also with insufficient hemoglobin content per cell. |
| haemophilianoun | (Commonwealth, pathology) Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son. |
| microcytic anemia | Microcytic anaemia is any of several types of anemia characterized by smaller than normal red blood cells (called microcytes). |
| myeloid leukemia | a type of leukemia affecting myeloid tissue. |
| hypoplastic anemianoun | anemia resulting from inadequately functioning bone marrow; can develop into aplastic anemia |
| megaloblastic anemia | a type of macrocytic anemia. |
| haemochromatosisnoun | (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemochromatosis. [(pathology) A metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the body.] |
| aplastic anemianoun | (pathology, hematology) A rare disease in which the bone marrow and the hematopoietic stem cells that reside there are damaged, causing pancytopenia. |
| hemoglobinopathynoun | (American spelling, medicine) Any of a range of inherited genetic disorders affecting hemoglobin. |
| hemophilianoun | (American spelling) Alternative form of haemophilia. [(Commonwealth, pathology) Any of several hereditary illnesses that impair the body's ability to control bleeding, usually passed from mother to son.] |
| haemophiliacnoun | (British spelling) A person with haemophilia. |
| hemochromatosisnoun | (pathology) A metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the body. |
| leukaemianoun | (Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of leukemia. [(oncology, pathology) Any of a class of types of cancer affecting the blood cells, especially the white blood cells (usually with massive leukocytosis), and the blood cell–forming (hematopoietic) tissues.] |
| thalassaemianoun | Alternative spelling of thalassemia. [(medicine) Any of a group of inherited disorders in which the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is reduced.] |
| cystic fibrosisnoun | (pathology) An inherited condition in which the exocrine glands produce abnormally viscous mucus, causing chronic respiratory and digestive problems. |
| diabetes mellitusnoun | A medical disorder commonly called diabetes, characterized by varying or persistent hyperglycemia (high blood sugar levels), especially after eating. It is classified in two types, which are different etiologically but similar in clinical effects: type 1 and type 2. |
| hodgkins disease | — |
| thalassemic | Of or relating to thalassemia. |
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