crescent-cell anemia

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crescent-cell anemia

A doctor shows a patient a diagram of a red blood cell affected by crescent-cell anemia.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in people of African descent; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape: It is a specific, inherited blood disorder where red blood cells become rigid and shaped like a crescent or sickle, leading to various health complications.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Early diagnosis is crucial for managing crescent-cell anemia.
    • The patient was hospitalized due to a crisis related to his crescent-cell anemia.
Advanced Usage
  • Medical Context: The term is used specifically in medical diagnostics and literature to describe this hereditary condition.
    • Research into gene therapy offers hope for a cure for crescent-cell anemia.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sickle-cell anemia (noun): This is the more common and standard term for the same condition.
    • Sickle-cell anemia and crescent-cell anemia refer to the same disorder.
  • Sickle-cell disease (noun): A broader term that encompasses all genotypes of the disorder.
  • HbSS disease (noun): A technical term for the most severe form.
Synonyms
  • Sickle-cell anemia: The primary synonym.
  • Sickle-cell disorder: A more general synonym.
Related Phrases
  • Sickle-cell crisis (noun phrase): A painful episode that is a common complication of the disease.
    • He was treated for a severe sickle-cell crisis.
  • Sickle-cell trait (noun phrase): The condition of carrying one gene for the disorder, which typically does not cause symptoms.
    • Testing revealed she had the sickle-cell trait.
crescent-cell anemia

A doctor shows a patient a diagram of a red blood cell affected by crescent-cell anemia.

Noun
  1. a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape

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