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A hereditary hemolytic anemia common in malarious (or formerly malarious) areas: Thalassemia is prevalent around the Mediterranean and is caused by a dysfunction in the synthesis of the red blood pigment, hemoglobin.
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thalasso-, thalass-, thalassi-, thalassio-, thalatto-, thalatt- +
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thalassemia, thalassaemia
1. An inherited form of anemia occurring chiefly among people of Mediterranean descent, caused by faulty synthesis of part of the hemoglobin molecule.
2. A hereditary form of anemia, particularly prevalent around the Mediterranean, that is caused by a dysfunction in the synthesis of the red blood pigment hemoglobin.
2. A hereditary form of anemia, particularly prevalent around the Mediterranean, that is caused by a dysfunction in the synthesis of the red blood pigment hemoglobin.
Not just one disease but rather a complex series of genetic (inherited) disorders all of which involve underproduction of hemoglobin, the indispensable molecule in red blood cells that carries oxygen.
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-emia, -aemia +
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