English noun: sickle-cell anaemia | |||
1. | sickle-cell anaemia (state) a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape | ||
Synonyms | crescent-cell anaemia, crescent-cell anemia, drepanocytic anaemia, drepanocytic anemia, sickle-cell anemia, sickle-cell disease | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anaemia, anemia, monogenic disease, monogenic disorder | ||