Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drepanocytic anemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: drepanocyt-ic ane-mia
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

12

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 crescent-cell anaemia drepanocytic anaemia

Questions

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

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