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PRONUNCIATION OF THALASSEMIA

thalassemia  [tæləˈsiːmɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THALASSEMIA

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Thalassemia is a noun.
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WHAT DOES THALASSEMIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thalassemia

Thalassemia are forms of inherited autosomal recessive blood disorders that originated in the Mediterranean region. In thalassemia, the disorder is caused by the weakening and destruction of red blood cells. Thalassemia is caused by variant or missing genes that affect how the body makes hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. People with thalassemia make less hemoglobin and have fewer circulating red blood cells than normal, which results in mild or severe anemia. Thalassemia will be present as microcytic anemia. Thalassemia can cause significant complications, including iron overload, bone deformities and cardiovascular illness. However this same inherited disease of red blood cells may confer a degree of protection against malaria, which is or was prevalent in the regions where the trait is common. This selective survival advantage of carriers may be responsible for perpetuating the mutation in populations. In that respect, the various thalassemias resemble another genetic disorder affecting hemoglobin, sickle-cell disease.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THALASSEMIA


anoxemia
ˌænɒkˈsiːmɪə
galactosaemia
ɡəˌlæktəˈsiːmɪə
glycaemia
ˌɡlaɪˈsiːmɪə
glycemia
ˌɡlaɪˈsiːmɪə
hypercalcaemia
ˌhaɪpəkælˈsiːmɪə
hypercalcemia
ˌhaɪpəkælˈsiːmɪə
hyperglycaemia
ˌhaɪpəɡlaɪˈsiːmɪə
hyperglycemia
ˌhaɪpəɡlaɪˈsiːmɪə
hyperuricemia
ˌhaɪpəˌjʊərɪˈsiːmɪə
hypocalcemia
ˌhaɪpəʊkælˈsiːmɪə
hypoglycaemia
ˌhaɪpəʊɡlaɪˈsiːmɪə
hypoglycemia
ˌhaɪpəʊɡlaɪˈsiːmɪə
hypomagnesaemia
ˌhaɪpəʊˌmæɡnəˈsiːmɪə
hypomagnesemia
ˌhaɪpəʊˌmæɡnəˈsiːmɪə
hypoxaemia
ˌhaɪpɒkˈsiːmɪə
hypoxemia
ˌhaɪpɒkˈsiːmɪə
septicaemia
ˌsɛptɪˈsiːmɪə
septicemia
ˌsɛptɪˈsiːmɪə
thalassaemia
ˌθæləˈsiːmɪə
toxemia
tɒkˈsiːmɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THALASSEMIA

thalamencephala
thalamencephalic
thalamencephalon
thalami
thalamic
thalamically
thalamifloral
thalamus
thalassaemia
thalassaemic
thalassemic
thalassian
thalassic
thalassocracy
thalassocrat
thalassographer
thalassographic
thalassography
thalassotherapy
thalattocracy

WORDS THAT END LIKE THALASSEMIA

academia
Accademia
anaemia
anemia
azotemia
bacteraemia
Bohemia
Galleria dell´Accademia
gelsemia
hypercholesterolaemia
hyperemia
hyperlipidaemia
hyperlipidemia
hyponatraemia
ischemia
leukaemia
pandemia
sickle-cell anaemia
tularemia
viremia

Synonyms and antonyms of thalassemia in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «thalassemia» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

地中海贫血
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

talasemia
570 millions of speakers

English

thalassemia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थैलेसीमिया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثلاسيميا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

талассемия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

talassemia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

থ্যালাসেমিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thalassémie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Talasemia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Thalassämie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サラセミア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지중해 빈혈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Talasemia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thalassemia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலசீமியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थॅलेसेमिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

talasemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

talassemia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

talasemia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

талассемия
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

talasemie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θαλασσαιμία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

thalassemie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

talassemi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

talassemi
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THALASSEMIA»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thalassemia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THALASSEMIA»

Discover the use of thalassemia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thalassemia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Beta Thalassemia: New Insights for the Healthcare ...
The editors have built Beta Thalassemia: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Diagnosis and Screening in this book to be ...
‎2013
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Advances in Thalassemia Research and Treatment: 2011 ...
Advances in Thalassemia Research and Treatment: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyBrief™ that delivers timely, authoritative, comprehensive, and specialized information about Thalassemia in a concise format.
‎2012
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Avery's Diseases of the Newborn
beta°-thalassemia, no beta globin at all is produced by the thalassemic locus, whereas in beta+-thalassemia, there is reduced but measurable output of beta globin. The severity of homozygous beta-thalassemia (or beta-thalassemia major ) is ...
H. William Taeusch, Roberta A. Ballard, Christine A. Gleason, 2005
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Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology
In some disorders, thalassemia genes that otherwise would have gone unnoticed are given clinical expression by the variant hemoglobin; in others, the relative amount of the variant hemoglobin is altered by the thalassemia gene. Features ...
John P. Greer, 2009
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General and Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist
rdinuytMiesis: The a thalassemia defects in the a chain produce hemoglobin that has such a high affinity for oxygen that it will not release it to the cells, thereby causing severe hypoxia. In P thalassemia, defective production of the P chain ...
Leslie DeLong, Nancy W. Burkhart, 2007
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Encyclopedia of Family Health
Questions and Answers I have thalassemia. Are there any special precautions that should be taken if I get pregnant? If you have been diagnosed as having one of the minor forms of thalassemia, you must get genetic advice before deciding to  ...
David B. Jacoby, R. M. Youngson, 2004
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Hematology: Clinical Principles and Applications
This test can be sensitive in detecting Hb H in α-thalassemias.49 Electrophoresis Hemoglobin electrophoresis on cellulose acetate at alkaline pH classically has been the major diagnostic tool used to detect and identify thalassemia.
‎2007
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Pediatric Hospital Medicine: Textbook of Inpatient Management
The thalassemia syndromes are characterized by decreased production of globin (alpha or beta) chains. Patients with thalassemia major (homozygous for beta thalassemia) develop severe anemia that requires transfusion from the first year of ...
Ronald M. Perkin, Dale A. Newton, James D. Swift, 2007
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Anesthesia for Genetic, Metabolic, and Dysmorphic Syndromes ...
Over 40 thalassemia variants have been described. Unbalanced synthesis of alpha and beta chains leads to unstable hemoglobin and early erythrocyte death, mostly in the marrow. Individuals can inherit the genes both for thalassemia and ...
Victor C. Baum, Jennifer E. O'Flaherty, 2007
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Professional Guide to Diseases
Children with thalassemia major typically have small bodies and large heads and may also be mentally retarded. Infants may have mongoloid features because bone marrow hyperactivity has thickened the bone at the base of the nose.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THALASSEMIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thalassemia is used in the context of the following news items.
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IAF makes Thalassemia affected boy 'youngest honorary pilot'
Chennai: In a heartwarming gesture, the Indian Air Force made a 11 year-old boy suffering from Thalassemia the "youngest honorary pilot" for its Sulur-based ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
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bluebird bio Reports Encouraging Data on Thalassemia Drug
As per data (as of May 2015), both patients with beta-thalassemia major remained ... of transfusion-dependent patients suffering from beta-thalassemia major. «Zacks.com, Jun 15»
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bluebird bio Reports New Beta-thalassemia Major and Severe …
“These data are promising for patients living with beta-thalassemia major and severe sickle cell disease, two devastating, genetically-based hematologic ... «PharmaLive, Jun 15»
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Acceleron Announces New Luspatercept Phase 2 Clinical Results at …
Additionally, in our beta-thalassemia study, luspatercept has demonstrated positive effects on multiple complications of the disease by increasing hemoglobin ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
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bluebird bio Announces Global Regulatory Strategy for LentiGlobin …
“We look forward to advancing our beta-thalassemia major program based on data both from our ongoing studies as well as two planned open-label studies with ... «Business Wire, May 15»
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FDA grants fast track status to luspatercept for beta-thalassemia
The FDA granted fast track status to luspatercept for patients with transfusion- dependent beta-thalassemia and nontransfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, ... «Healio, May 15»
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Thalassemia day: Walk arranged to promote awareness
Blood Donation Society (BDS) of the Government College University (GCU) on Friday arranged an awareness walk to mark the International Thalassemia Day. «The Express Tribune, May 15»
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World Thalassemia Day 2015: Causes, Symptoms and Prevention
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has set 8th of May as the World Thalassemia Day to raise awareness about this disease, prevention and measures to ... «Zee News, May 15»
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'Make thalassemia test must for all pregnant'
LUCKNOW: To prevent birth of 500 new thalassemia patients each year, health experts and parents affiliated to the Thalassemics India Society has urged UP ... «Times of India, May 15»
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bluebird bio Plans to Sing in June
While sickle cell disease is further behind beta-thalassemia major disease, which the HGB-205 trial also enrolled since it's treated with the same LentiGlobin ... «Motley Fool, May 15»

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