thalassaemia

US thalassemia

/ (ˌθæləˈsiːmɪə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for thalassaemia

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