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sickle cell anemia
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an inherited chronic anemia found chiefly among blacks, characterized by an abnormal red blood cell () containing a defective form of hemoglobin that causes the cell to become sickle-shaped when deprived of oxygen
also sickle cell disease
See sickle cell anemia in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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