thalassemia

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Definition of thalassemia

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of a group of inherited disorders in which the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is reduced.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) (see also thalass-) and -emia (“blood”) (from αἷμα (haîma)). The etymology is suggestive of the epidemiology of the disorder, which is more common in people of Mediterranean descent. First used in 1932.

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