sicklemia

noun

sick·le·mia ˌsi-kə-ˈlē-mē-ə

: sickle-cell trait

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Etymology

New Latin, from English sickle (cell) + New Latin -emia

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sicklemia was in 1932

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sicklemia

noun

sick·le·mia

variants or chiefly British sicklaemia

si-ˈklē-mē-ə

: sickle-cell trait

sicklemic adjective

or chiefly British sicklaemic

-mik

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