sickle cell anemia
41sickle — (n.) O.E. sicol, probably a West Germanic borrowing (Cf. M.Du. sickele, O.H.G. sihhila, Du. sikkel, Ger. Sichel) from V.L. *sicila, from L. secula sickle (Cf. It. segolo hatchet ), from PIE root *sek cut (see SECTION (Cf …
42Anemia — The condition of having less than the normal number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood. The oxygen carrying capacity of the blood is, therefore, decreased. Persons with anemia may feel tired and fatigue …
43Anemia — For other uses, see Anemia (disambiguation). Anemia Classification and external resources ICD 10 D50 D64 ICD 9 …
44anemia — /euh nee mee euh/, n. 1. Pathol. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness. 2. a lack of power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness: His… …
45sickle — sick·le sik əl n a dental scaler with a curved 3 sided point sickle adj of, relating to, or characteristic of sickle cell anemia or sickle cell trait <sickle hemoglobin> sickle vb, sick·led; sick·ling sik (ə )liŋ vt to change (a red blood… …
46sickle — 1. noun [sɪkl̩/ an implement, having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops Syn …
47anemia — Synonyms and related words: Christmas disease, Hand Schuller Christian disease, Letterer Siwe syndrome, Lombardy leprosy, abscess, acute leukemia, adynamia, ague, angiohemophilia, ankylosis, anoxia, aplastic anemia, apnea, ariboflavinosis,… …
48sickle cell–thalassemia disease — any of several hereditary anemias involving simultaneous heterozygosity for hemoglobin S and a thalassemia gene; symptoms resemble those of sickle cell anemia. Called also microdrepanocytosis, microdrepanocytic d., hemoglobin S–thalassemia,… …
49Sickle hemoglobin — Hemoglobin S, the most common type of abnormal hemoglobin and the basis of both sickle cell trait and sickle cell anemia. Hemoglobin S differs from normal adult hemoglobin (hemoglobin A) only by a single amino acid substitution (There is the… …
50cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… …
