crescent-cell anemia
- noun
- /ˈkrɛsənt sɛl əˈniːmiə/
- Specialized
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anemia de células falciformes
- The doctor explained that crescent-cell anemia is a genetic disorder affecting the shape of red blood cells.
Examples
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Children with crescent-cell anemia may experience episodes of pain and fatigue due to reduced oxygen flow.
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Many people with crescent-cell anemia experience fatigue.
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Research on treatments for crescent-cell anemia has significantly advanced in recent years.
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Is crescent-cell anemia common among African Americans?
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Children with crescent-cell anemia may experience episodes of pain and fatigue due to reduced oxygen flow.
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The doctor explained that crescent-cell anemia is a genetic disorder affecting the shape of red blood cells.
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Research on treatments for crescent-cell anemia has significantly advanced in recent years.
Synonyms
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An inherited blood illness in which red blood cells become crescent shaped, causing low red blood cell count and pain
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A blood condition passed from parents that makes red blood cells crescent-shaped and causes pain
A blood disease you are born with in which red blood cells become sickle-shaped and cause tiredness and pain
Surface Forms
Morphology
crescent-cell + anemia
The term is a straightforward medical compound: 'crescent' (a curved shape) + 'cell' (blood cell) + 'anemia' (low red blood cells), so the meaning — anemia involving crescent-shaped red blood cells — is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional, descriptive pattern is typical in medical nomenclature and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Crescent-cell anemia gets its name from the shape of some red blood cells: they are thin and curved like a crescent instead of round cells. Because these curved cells break easily and carry less oxygen, the term means 'not enough healthy red blood cells'.