mediterranean anemia

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   an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin

   SynonymsthalassemiathalassaemiaMediterranean anaemia

   Broaderhypochromic anemiamonogenic disorder

   NarrowerCooley's anemia

Questions about mediterranean anemia

What does mediterranean anemia mean?

mediterranean anemia means "an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin".

What is another word for mediterranean anemia?

Close synonyms include thalassemia, thalassaemia, Mediterranean anaemia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mediterranean anemia a common word?

mediterranean anemia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.