sicklemia
1sicklemia — ☆ sicklemia [sik lē′mē ə, sik΄əl ē′mē ə ] n. 〚 SICKLE (CELL) + (E)MIA〛 the presence of sickle cells in the blood, with or without accompanying anemia * * * sick·le·mi·a (sĭk ə lēʹmē ə) n. Sickle cell anemia or sickle cell trait. * * * …
2sicklemia — ☆ sicklemia [sik lē′mē ə, sik΄əl ē′mē ə ] n. [ SICKLE (CELL) + (E)MIA] the presence of sickle cells in the blood, with or without accompanying anemia …
3sicklemia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from English sickle (cell) + New Latin emia Date: 1932 sickle cell trait …
4sicklemia — Presence of sickle or crescent shaped erythrocytes in peripheral blood; seen in sickle cell anemia and sickle cell trait. * * * sick·le·mia or chiefly Brit sick·lae·mia si klē mē ə n SICKLE CELL TRAIT sick·le·mic or chiefly Brit sick·lae·mic …
5sicklemia — n. (Medicine) sickle cell anemia, hereditary disease characterized by anemia resulting from defective hemoglobin production (causes deformed red blood cells, oxygen deficiency, and circulatory problems) …
6sicklemia — sick·le·mia …
7sicklemia — sick•le•mi•a [[t]ˌsɪk əˈli mi ə, sɪkˈli [/t]] n. pat sickle cell anemia • Etymology: 1930–35 sick le′mic, adj …
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9sickle cell anemia — Pathol. a chronic hereditary blood disease, occurring primarily among Africans or persons of African descent, in which abnormal hemoglobin causes red blood cells to become sickle shaped and nonfunctional, characterized by enlarged spleen, chronic …
10sickle cell trait — Pathol. the usually asymptomatic hereditary condition that occurs when a person inherits from only one parent the abnormal hemoglobin gene characteristic of sickle cell anemia. Also called sicklemia. [1925 30] * * * …
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