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thalassaemia

Pronunciation: /ˌθaləˈsiːmɪə/

(US thalassemia)
Definition of thalassaemia

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • any of a group of hereditary haemolytic diseases caused by faulty haemoglobin synthesis, widespread in Mediterranean, African, and Asian countries.

Origin:

1930s: from Greek thalassa 'sea' (because the diseases were first known around the Mediterranean) + -aemia

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Definition of thalassaemia in the US English dictionary

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