sickle cell trait

noun Pathology.

the usually asymptomatic hereditary condition that occurs when a person inherits from only one parent the abnormal hemoglobin gene characteristic of sickle cell anemia.

Nearby words

sickle cell c disease, sickle cell disease, sickle cell hemoglobin, sickle cell retinopathy, sickle cell syndrome, sickle cell trait, sickle cell-thalassemia disease, sickle feather, sickle medick, sickle-cell anaemia, sickle-cell test

Origin of sickle cell trait

First recorded in 1925–30

Also called sicklemia.

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Medicine definitions for sickle cell trait

sickle cell trait

n.

A hereditary condition, usually harmless and without symptoms, in which an individual carries only one gene for sickle cell anemia.