thalassemia

== English == === Alternative forms === thalassaemia === Etymology === From Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”) (see also thalass-) and -emia (“blood”) (from αἷμα (haîma)). The etymology is suggestive of the epidemiology of the disorder, which is more common in people of Mediterranean descent. First used in 1932. === Noun === thalassemia (plural thalassemias) (medicine) Any of a group of inherited disorders in which the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is reduced. Synonyms: Mediterranean anemia, Mediterranean disease Hypernym: hemoglobinopathy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====