English Explanatory Dictionary

thalassemia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of inherited disorders in which the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is reduced.

Word forms

thalassemia thalassemias thalassaemia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) (see also thalass-) and -emia (“blood”) (from αἷμα (haîma)). The etymology is suggestive of the epidemiology of the disorder, which is more common in people of Mediterranean descent. First used in 1932.

Synonyms

Mediterranean anemia Mediterranean disease

Derived words

alpha-thalassemia-intellectual disability syndrome alpha-thalassemia mental retardation syndrome beta-thalassemia thalassemic
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