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Noun: sickle-cell disease
  1. A congenital form of anaemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
    - 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

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