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Meaning of thalassemia in English
Pronunciation
/ˌθæləˈsimiə/
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Noun
thalassemia
Etymology
1930s: from Greek thalassa‘sea’(because the diseases were first known around the Mediterranean) + -emia
Definitions
1.
an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin