Cooley's anaemia

(ˈkuːlɪz) n (Pathology) another name for thalassaemia[named after Thomas B. Cooley (1871–1945), US paediatrician who reported on it in children in the Mediterranean area]

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Noun

Cooley's anaemia - a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlargedCooley's anemia, thalassaemia major, thalassemia majorMediterranean anaemia, Mediterranean anemia, thalassaemia, thalassemia - an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin

Cooley's anaemia

An inherited abnormality of haemoglobin which causes breakdown of red blood cells and anaemia. The condition is usually called THALASSAEMIA major. (Thomas Benton Cooley, 1871–1945, American paediatrician).

Cooley's anaemia

noun

Synonyms for Cooley's anaemia

noun a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin

Synonyms

Cooley's anemia
thalassaemia major
thalassemia major

Related Words

Mediterranean anaemia
Mediterranean anemia
thalassaemia
thalassemia

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