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Mediterranean anaemia vs Cooley's anaemia

Cooley's anaemia vs Mediterranean anaemia

Mediterranean anaemia and Cooley's anaemia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Mediterranean anaemia Yes No No No
Cooley's anaemia Yes No No No
As nouns, Cooley's anaemia is a hyponym of Mediterranean anaemia; that is, Cooley's anaemia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Mediterranean anaemia:
  • Mediterranean anaemia: an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
  • Cooley's anaemia: a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged
Other hyponyms of Mediterranean anaemia include Cooley's anemia, thalassaemia major, thalassemia major.
Mediterranean anaemia (noun) Cooley's anaemia (noun)
an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin a fatal form of homozygous thalassemia (inherited from both parents) in which there is no hemoglobin; skeletal deformations; heart and spleen and liver enlarged
Difference between Mediterranean anaemia and Cooley's anaemia

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