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.

单词	thalassaemia
释义	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.
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