THALASSEMIA MAJOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged

Synonyms:

Cooley's anaemia; Cooley's anemia; thalassaemia major; thalassemia major

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("thalassemia major" is a kind of...):

Mediterranean anaemia; Mediterranean anemia; thalassaemia; thalassemia (an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin)

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