"thalassemia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thalassemias [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) (see also thalass-) and -emia (“blood”) (from αἷμα (haîma)). The etymology is suggestive of the epidemiology of the disorder, which is more common in people of Mediterranean descent. First used in 1932. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|θάλασσα||sea}} Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} thalassemia (plural thalassemias)
  1. (medicine) Any of a group of inherited disorders in which the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is reduced. Wikipedia link: thalassemia Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: thalassaemia Derived forms: alpha-thalassemia-intellectual disability syndrome, thalassemic Translations (Translations): talassèmia [feminine] (Catalan), 地中海貧血 /地中海贫血 (dei⁶ zung¹ hoi² pan⁴ hyut³) (Chinese Cantonese), 海洋性貧血 /海洋性贫血 (hoi² joeng⁴ sing³ pan⁴ hyut³) (Chinese Cantonese), 地貧 /地贫 (dei⁶ pan⁴) [abbreviation] (Chinese Cantonese), 地中海貧血 /地中海贫血 (Dìzhōnghǎi pínxuè, Dìzhōnghǎi pínxiě) (Chinese Mandarin), 海洋性貧血 /海洋性贫血 (hǎiyángxìng pínxuè, hǎiyángxìng pínxiě) (Chinese Mandarin), 地貧 /地贫 (dìpín) [abbreviation] (Chinese Mandarin), talassemia (Finnish), thalassémie [feminine] (French), Thalassämie [feminine] (German), تالاسمی (tâlâsemi) (Persian), talassemia [feminine] (Portuguese), talasemia [feminine] (Spanish), talasemi (Turkish)

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