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thalassaemia
/ ˌθæləˈsiːmɪə /
noun
- a hereditary disease, common in many parts of the world, resulting from defects in the synthesis of the red blood pigment haemoglobin Also calledCooley's anaemiaˈkuːlɪz
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thalassaemia1
New Latin, from Greek thalassa sea + -aemia , from it being esp prevalent round the eastern Mediterranean Sea
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