THALASSAEMIA


Meaning of THALASSAEMIA in English

[ ˌθalə'si:mɪə ]

( US thalassemia )

■ noun Medicine a hereditary haemolytic disease caused by faulty haemoglobin synthesis, prevalent in Mediterranean, African, and Asian countries.

Origin

1930s: from Gk thalassa 'sea' (because first known around the Mediterranean) + -aemia .

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