Sickle-cell Disease (Noun)
Meaning
A congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Synonyms
- Sickle-cell Anemia
- Drepanocytic Anemia
- Drepanocytic Anaemia
- Sickle-cell Anaemia
- Crescent-cell Anemia
- Crescent-cell Anaemia