sickle cell anaemia
noun/ˌsɪkl sel əˈniːmiə/
/ˌsɪkl sel əˈniːmiə/
(British English) (North American English sickle cell anemia)
(also sickle cell disease)
[uncountable]- a serious form of anaemia (= a disease of the blood) that is found mostly in people of African family origins, and which is passed down from parents to children
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