sicklemia
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sick·le·mi·a
(sĭk′ə-lē′mē-ə)n.
Sickle cell anemia or sickle cell trait.
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sicklemia
(sɪkˈliːmɪə)n
(Pathology) sickle-cell anaemia
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sick′le cell` ane′mia
n.
a chronic hereditary blood disease, primarily affecting indigenous Africans and their descendants, in which an accumulation of oxygen-deficient sickle cells results in anemia, blood clotting, and joint pain.
Also called sicklemia. [1925–30]
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