thalassaemia

British  

/ ˌθæləˈsiːmɪə /

noun

1. Also called: Cooley's anaemia.  a hereditary disease, common in many parts of the world, resulting from defects in the synthesis of the red blood pigment haemoglobin

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Etymology

Origin of thalassaemia

New Latin, from Greek thalassa sea + _-aemia , from it being esp prevalent round the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Example Sentences

Abhijit suffered from thalassaemia major, a disorder where his haemoglobin count was dangerously low and he required frequent blood transfusions.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2020

At the age of nine, Moaza had undergone chemotherapy as part of her treatment for beta thalassaemia, a blood disorder.

From The Guardian • Dec. 15, 2018

“For thalassaemia, a stem-cell approach is probably going to reach clinical practice much faster,” says Chan.

From Nature • Dec. 11, 2018

At Vasilika camp, Mohammad Ibrahim, 10, has a blood disorder known as thalassaemia, a condition his sisters died from.

From The Guardian • Sep. 6, 2016

The breakthrough at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangdong, China, showed the errors in the DNA that led to a blood disorder, beta thalassaemia, could be successfully corrected in non-viable embryos.

From BBC • May 12, 2015