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sickle cell anemia

Used for:

acute chest syndrome

Used for:

sickle cell disease

Used for:

sicklemia

See for:

SCD

Broader Terms:

hemoglobinopathy

Narrower Terms:

sickle cell crisis

Related Terms:

hemoglobin S

Scope Note:

disease characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia, episodic painful crises, and pathologic involvement of many organs; the clinical expression of homozygosity for hemoglobin S.

Term Number:

1418-5709


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