drepanocytic anemia
a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape • Syn: sickle-cell anemia, sickle-cell anaemia, sickle-cell disease, crescent-cell anemia, crescent-cell anaemia, drepanocytic anaemia • Hypernyms: anemia, anaemia, monogenic disorder, monogenic disease
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