Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crescent-cell anaemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: cres-cen-t--cel-l anaemia
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape

Synonyms

sickle-cell anemia sickle-cell anaemia sickle-cell disease crescent-cell anemia drepanocytic anemia drepanocytic anaemia

Questions

What does crescent-cell anaemia mean?: a congenital form of anemia occurring mostly in blacks; characterized by abnormal blood cells having a crescent shape

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