transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtha-lə-ˈsē-mē-ə ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek thalassa sea + New Latin -emia
Date: 1932
: any of a group of inherited disorders of hemoglobin synthesis affecting the globin chain that are characterized usually by mild to severe hemolytic anemia, are caused by a series of allelic genes, and tend to occur especially in individuals of Mediterranean, black, or southeast Asian ancestry ; especially : Cooley's anemia
• thal·as·se·mic -mik adjective or noun