sickle-cell anemia
English
Alternative forms
- sickle cell anaemia, sickle-cell anaemia (British)
Noun
sickle-cell anemia (uncountable)
- (Canada, US) The most common form of sickle-cell disease, with anemic effects.
- Hypernym: sickle-cell disease
- Coordinate term: sickle cell trait
Translations
disease characterized by sickle-shaped red blood cells
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