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thalassemia vs Cooley's anemia

Cooley's anemia vs thalassemia

thalassemia and Cooley's anemia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
thalassemia Yes No No No
Cooley's anemia Yes No No No
As nouns, Cooley's anemia is a hyponym of thalassemia; that is, Cooley's anemia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than thalassemia:
  • thalassemia: an inherited form of anemia caused by faulty synthesis of hemoglobin
  • Cooley's anemia: 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 thalassemia include Cooley's anaemia, thalassaemia major, thalassemia major.
thalassemia (noun) Cooley's anemia (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 thalassemia and Cooley's anemia

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