English noun: Cooley's anaemia | |||
1. | Cooley's anaemia (state) a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged | ||
Synonyms | Cooley's anemia, thalassaemia major, thalassemia major | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Mediterranean anaemia, Mediterranean anemia, thalassaemia, thalassemia | ||