NOUN
- a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape
How To Use sickle-cell anaemia In A Sentence
- Hydroxycarbamide substantially reduces episodes of pain and acute chest syndrome, admissions to hospital, and transfusions in adults with sickle-cell anaemia.
- Humans are polymorphic for skin colour, body stature, sickle-cell anaemia, blood groups and the epicanthic eye-fold.
- Sickle-cell anaemia is passed on through a recessive gene.
