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Definition of sickle cell anaemia noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sickle cell anaemia

noun
 
/ˌsɪkl sel əˈniːmiə/
 
/ˌsɪkl sel əˈniːmiə/
(British English)
(North American English sickle cell anemia)
(also sickle cell disease)
[uncountable]
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  1. a serious form of anaemia (= a disease of the blood) that is found mostly in people of African family origins, and which is passed down from parents to children
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