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.
Examples
- Her Sickle Cell Disease was causing her chronic pain and fatigue that would leave her bedridden for hours.
- Sickle cell disease is an inherited disorder that causes unhealthy hemoglobin in the red blood cells.
- The Sickle Cell Disease Program supports the development of treatments through research and funding.
- She spent years living and coping with the Sickle Cell Disease that her mom had passed down through their genes.
- In high school he learned that he had the Sickle Cell Disease through a free health screening test at school.
Synonyms
- Sickle-cell Anemia
- Drepanocytic Anemia
- Drepanocytic Anaemia
- Sickle-cell Anaemia
- Crescent-cell Anemia
- Crescent-cell Anaemia