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Mediterranean anaemia vs thalassemia major

thalassemia major vs Mediterranean anaemia

Mediterranean anaemia and thalassemia major both are nouns.

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

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