thalassemia

English

Alternative forms

thalassaemia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) (see also thalass-) and -emia (“blood”) (from αἷμα (haîma)). The etymology is suggestive of the epidemiology of the disorder, which is more common in people of Mediterranean descent. First used in 1932.

Noun

thalassemia (plural thalassemias)

(medicine) Any of a group of inherited disorders in which the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is reduced.

Derived terms

thalassemic

Translations

Catalan: talassèmia f
Chinese:
Cantonese: 地中海貧血, 地中海贫血 (dei⁶ zung¹ hoi² pan⁴ hyut³), 海洋性貧血, 海洋性贫血 (hoi² joeng⁴ sing³ pan⁴ hyut³), 地貧, 地贫 (dei⁶ pan⁴) (abbreviation)
Mandarin: 地中海貧血 (zh), 地中海贫血 (zh) (Dìzhōnghǎi pínxuè, Dìzhōnghǎi pínxiě), 海洋性貧血 (zh), 海洋性贫血 (zh) (hǎiyángxìng pínxuè, hǎiyángxìng pínxiě), 地貧, 地贫 (dìpín) (abbreviation)

French: thalassémie (fr) f
Persian: تالاسمی‎ (fa) (tâlâsemi)
Portuguese: talassemia f
Spanish: talasemia f