sickle-cell anaemia

noun

1. 镰状细胞贫血（多见于非裔的遗传病）
   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

in AM, use 美国英语用 sickle-cell anemia


1. 镰状细胞性贫血
   Sickle-cell anaemia is an inherited illness in which the red blood cells become curved, causing a number of health problems.

1. Sickle-cell anaemia is passed on through a recessive gene.
   镰状细胞贫血通过隐性基因遗传给后代。
2. This condition leads to shortened red blood cell survival, and subsequent anaemia, often called sickle-cell anaemia.
   这一状况导致红血球存活期缩短，继而发生贫血，通常称之为镰状细胞贫血。
3. Researchers discover how carriers of the sickle-cell anaemia gene are protected from malaria.
   研究人员发现了镰状细胞贫血基因的携带者是如何避免疟疾的原因。

noun

1. a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks

   Synonym:    sickle-cell anemiasickle-cell diseasecrescent-cell anemiacrescent-cell anaemiadrepanocytic anemiadrepanocytic anaemia