thalassemia

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

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

词形变化

thalassemias plural thalassaemia alternative

词源

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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