thalassemia minor


thalassemia minor

noun

Definition of THALASSEMIA MINOR

: a mild form of thalassemia associated with the heterozygous condition for the gene involved

Origin of THALASSEMIA MINOR

New Latin, lesser thalassemia
First Known Use: 1944

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