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thalassaemia vs Cooley's anaemia

Cooley's anaemia vs thalassaemia

thalassaemia and Cooley's anaemia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
thalassaemia Yes No No No
Cooley's anaemia Yes No No No
As nouns, Cooley's anaemia is a hyponym of thalassaemia; that is, Cooley's anaemia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thalassaemia:
  • thalassaemia: 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 thalassaemia include Cooley's anemia, thalassaemia major, thalassemia major.
thalassaemia (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 thalassaemia and Cooley's anaemia

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