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Cooley's anemia

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noun
  1. thalassemia.
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Origin of Cooley's anemia

1930–35; named after Thomas Benton Cooley (1871–1945), U.S. pediatrician, who reported incidences of the disease
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cooley's anemia in Medicine

Cooley's anemia

(kōō′lēz)
n.
  1. thalassemia major
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