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beta-thalassemia

beta-thalassemia noun: a form of thalassemia caused by a reduced or absent synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin.

Noun

beta-thalassemia (countable and uncountable, plural beta-thalassemias)

  1. A form of thalassemia caused by a reduced or absent synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin.

Forms of beta-thalassemia

pluralbeta-thalassemias

Questions about beta-thalassemia

What does beta-thalassemia mean?
Beta-thalassemia means a form of thalassemia caused by a reduced or absent synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin.
What part of speech is beta-thalassemia?
Beta-thalassemia is a noun.
What is the plural of beta-thalassemia?
The plural of beta-thalassemia is beta-thalassemias.

Words near beta-thalassemia in the dictionary

  1. beta-tested
  2. beta-tester
  3. beta-testers
  4. beta-testing
  5. beta-tests
  6. beta-thalassemia
  7. beta-thalassemias
  8. beta-thromboglobulin
  9. betabaculovirus
  10. betabaculoviruses
  11. betabeam

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