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Definition of Thalassemia major
1. Noun. A fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged.
Generic synonyms: Mediterranean Anaemia, Mediterranean Anemia, Thalassaemia, Thalassemia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thalassemia Major
| thalamolenticular thalamophora thalamostriate vein thalamostriate veins thalamotomies thalamotomy thalamus thalamuses |
Literary usage of Thalassemia major
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"1" There is a 25% probability with each pregnancy that offspring of two heterozygous
parents wili have thalassemia major. Alpha-thalassemia occurs primarily ..."
2. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Prolonged survival in patients with beta thalassemia major treated with ...
Patient age distribution in thalassemia major: changes from 1973 to 1985. ..."
3. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"Saudek CD, Hemm RM, Peterson CM: Abnormal glucose tolerance in p-thalassemia major.
Metabolism 26:43-52, 1977 40. Niederau C, Berger M, ..."
4. Cord Blood: Establishing a National Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank Program by Emily Ann Meyer, Kristine M. Gebbie, Kathi E. Hanna (2005)
"Combined umbilical cord blood and bone marrow transplantation in the treatment
of beta-thalassemia major. ..."
5. Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services: Put Prevention Into Practice by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Fewer than 1000 Americans have beta-thalassemia major, but sizable numbers of
Italian-Americans, Greek-Americans, and immigrants from Southeast Asia carry ..."
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