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Cooley's anaemia

British  
/ ˈkuːlɪz /

noun

  1. another name for thalassaemia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Cooley's anaemia

named after Thomas B. Cooley (1871–1945), US paediatrician who reported on it in children in the Mediterranean area

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