Definition of thalassaemia in English:
thalassaemia
(US thalassemia)
noun ˌθaləˈsiːmɪəˌθæləˈsimiə
mass nounMedicine Any of a group of hereditary haemolytic diseases caused by faulty haemoglobin synthesis, widespread in Mediterranean, African, and Asian countries.
〔医〕地中海贫血（症），库利氏贫血（病）
Example sentencesExamples
- Less common causes of microcytosis are thalassemia and lead poisoning.
- I first met Prawase Wasi in 1966 on a visit to Thailand on behalf of the World Health Organization to assess the extent of the problem of thalassaemia and related diseases.
- In recent years, sickle cell disease and thalassaemia, both conditions largely confined to ethnic minorities, have gained increasing recognition by the white dominated health services in the United Kingdom.
- Bone marrow transplantation may be considered in some cases of sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, and aplastic anemia.
- The blood dyscrasias that most commonly lead to leg ulceration are sickle cell disease, thalassaemia, thrombocythaemia, and polycythaemia rubra vera.
Origin
1930s: from Greek thalassa 'sea' (because the diseases were first known around the Mediterranean) + -aemia.
Definition of thalassemia in US English:
thalassemia
(British thalassaemia)
nounˌθæləˈsimiəˌTHaləˈsēmēə
Medicine Any of a group of hereditary hemolytic diseases caused by faulty hemoglobin synthesis, widespread in Mediterranean, African, and Asian countries.
〔医〕地中海贫血（症），库利氏贫血（病）
Example sentencesExamples
- In recent years, sickle cell disease and thalassaemia, both conditions largely confined to ethnic minorities, have gained increasing recognition by the white dominated health services in the United Kingdom.
- The blood dyscrasias that most commonly lead to leg ulceration are sickle cell disease, thalassaemia, thrombocythaemia, and polycythaemia rubra vera.
- Bone marrow transplantation may be considered in some cases of sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, and aplastic anemia.
- I first met Prawase Wasi in 1966 on a visit to Thailand on behalf of the World Health Organization to assess the extent of the problem of thalassaemia and related diseases.
- Less common causes of microcytosis are thalassemia and lead poisoning.
Origin
1930s: from Greek thalassa ‘sea’ (because the diseases were first known around the Mediterranean) + -emia.