Thalassaemia
/ˌθæləˈsiːmɪə/
noun
1.
a hereditary disease, common in many parts of the world, resulting from defects in the synthesis of the red blood pigment haemoglobin Also called Cooley’s anaemia (ˈkuːlɪz)
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