thalassemia major
a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged • Syn: Cooley's anemia, Cooley's anaemia, thalassaemia major • Hypernyms: thalassemia, thalassaemia, Mediterranean anemia, Mediterranean anaemia
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