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    THALASSEMIA MAJOR

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlargedplay

    Synonyms:

    Cooley's anaemia; Cooley's anemia; thalassaemia major; thalassemia major

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    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("thalassemia major" is a kind of...):

    Mediterranean anaemia; Mediterranean anemia; thalassaemia; thalassemia (an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin)

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