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Noun: Cooley's anemia
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: Cooley's anaemia)
  1. A fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged
    "The infant was diagnosed with Cooley's anemia after showing severe anemia";
    - Cooley's anaemia [Brit, Cdn], thalassemia major [N. Amer], thalassaemia major [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: Mediterranean anaemia [Brit, Cdn], Mediterranean anemia [N. Amer], thalassaemia [Brit, Cdn], thalassemia [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Cooley's anemia