sickle-cell anaemia
noun
a hereditary haemolytic anaemia, occurring in Black populations, and caused by mutant haemoglobin. The red blood cells become sickle-shaped. It is characterized by fever, abdominal pain, jaundice, leg ulcers, etc
Words nearby sickle-cell anaemia
sickle cell syndrome,
sickle cell trait,
sickle cell-thalassemia disease,
sickle feather,
sickle medick,
sickle-cell anaemia,
sickle-cell test,
sickle-hocked,
sicklebill,
sicklemia,
sickling