Noun: sickle-cell disease
- A congenital form of anaemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
"Patients with sickle-cell disease often experience painful crises";
- sickle-cell anemia [N. Amer], sickle-cell anaemia [Brit, Cdn], crescent-cell anemia [N. Amer], crescent-cell anaemia [Brit, Cdn], drepanocytic anemia [N. Amer], drepanocytic anaemia [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: sickle-cell diseases
Type of: anaemia [Brit, Cdn], anemia [N. Amer], monogenic disease, monogenic disorder
Encyclopedia: Sickle-cell disease