Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crescent-cell anemia

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables: cres-cen-t--cel-l ane-mia
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

7

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 anaemia drepanocytic anemia drepanocytic anaemia

Questions

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

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