drepanocytic anemia

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drepanocytic anemia Definition

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

drepanocytic anemia Synonyms

• crescent-cell anaemia
• crescent-cell anemia
• drepanocytic anaemia
• drepanocytic anemia
• sickle-cell anaemia
• sickle-cell anemia
• sickle-cell disease