thal·as·se·mi·a 
(thăl′ə-sēmē-ə)
(thăl′ə-sēmē-ə)n.
An inherited form of anemia occurring chiefly among people of Mediterranean descent, caused by faulty synthesis of part of the hemoglobin molecule. Also called Mediterranean anemia.
[Greek thalassa, sea + -EMIA.]
thal′as·semic adj.
- radiobiologist
- radiobiology
- radiobroadcast
- radiocarbon
- radiocarbon dating
- radiochemical
- radiochemistry
- radio collar
- radio compass
- radioecological
- radioecologist
- radioecology
- radio frequency
- radio frequency identification
- radio galaxy
- radiogenic
- radiogram
- radiograph
- radiographer
- radiographic
- radiographically
- radiography
- radioimmunoassay
- radioimmunological
- radioimmunology