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Mediterranean anaemia vs thalassaemia major

thalassaemia major vs Mediterranean anaemia

Mediterranean anaemia and thalassaemia major both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Mediterranean anaemia Yes No No No
thalassaemia major Yes No No No
As nouns, thalassaemia major is a hyponym of Mediterranean anaemia; that is, thalassaemia major 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
  • thalassaemia major: 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 anaemia, Cooley's anemia, thalassemia major.
Mediterranean anaemia (noun) thalassaemia major (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 thalassaemia major

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