- thalassemic
- thal·as·se·mic
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thalassemic — thal·as·se·mic or Brit thal·as·sae·mic .thal ə sē mik adj of, relating to, or affected with thalassemia thalassemic or Brit thalassaemic n an individual affected with thalassemia … Medical dictionary
thalassemic — ˌthaləˈsēmik adjective : of, relating to, or affected with thalassemia • thalassemic noun * * * thalassaeˈmic or thalassēˈmic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑thalassian … Useful english dictionary
thalassemic — adjective or noun see thalassemia … New Collegiate Dictionary
thalassemic — See thalassemia. * * * … Universalium
thalassemic — adj. of or pertaining to thalassemia (disease of the blood) … English contemporary dictionary
Duchenne muscular dystrophy — Classification and external resources Histopathology of gastrocnemius muscle from patient who died of pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, Duchenne type. Cross section of muscle shows extensive replacement of muscle fibers by adipose cells … Wikipedia
thalassemia — /thal euh see mee euh/, n. Pathol. a hereditary form of anemia, occurring chiefly in people of Mediterranean origin, marked by the abnormal synthesis of hemoglobin and a consequent shortened life span of red blood cells. Also called Cooley s… … Universalium
Cooley's anemia — noun Etymology: Thomas B. Cooley died 1945 American pediatrician Date: circa 1935 a severe thalassemic anemia that is associated with the presence of microcytes, enlargement of the liver and spleen, increase in the erythroid bone marrow, and… … New Collegiate Dictionary
thalassemia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek thalassa sea + New Latin emia Date: 1932 any of a group of inherited disorders of hemoglobin synthesis affecting the globin chain that are characterized usually by mild to severe hemolytic anemia, are caused… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Genetics — This article is about the general scientific term. For the scientific journal, see Genetics (journal). Part of a series on Genetics Key components Chromosome DNA • RNA Genome … Wikipedia
