Cooley's anemia
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Cooley's anemia
1930–35; named after Thomas Benton Cooley (1871–1945), U.S. pediatrician, who reported incidences of the disease
Example Sentences
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Mr. Girondi accuses the cancer center of dawdling on developing a gene therapy that could potentially cure his son of an inherited blood disease called beta thalassemia, or Cooley’s anemia.
From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2015
The most severe form is called Cooley’s anemia.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
"I've had three children with Cooley's anemia," she explains.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are at least 5,000 children with Cooley's anemia in the U.S. alone, most of them of Mediterranean descent; unlike most genetic flaws, this one has a known geographic origin.
From Time Magazine Archive
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